If you haven’t read Kathryn Stockett’s The Calamity Club yet, run, don’t walk to the nearest bookshop and get it! It is a treat – American historical fiction, some great humor mixed in, tugs at your heart, and makes you furious – all in one book. I have a new favorite character from fiction –…
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Reading for Reflection: Dream More by Dolly Parton
In her inspirational book, Dream More, Dolly Parton challenges readers to dream more, learn more, care more, and be more, in the same way that she rose above childhood poverty and realized her dreams. In fact, she has credited her success to her own childhood dreams of stardom, glamour, and beauty. And yet the irony…
Summer Reading: The Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George
Care givers looking for a charming, non-threatening book or series for young readers will find exactly that in the Heartwood Hotel series by Kallie George. Mona, a mouse, is looking for a safe home and finds a family instead. She realizes she is braver than she thinks, and that she does do good things and…
Summer Reading: This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
This Is Not About Us is the first novel I have read by Allegra Goodman, but it will not be the last. I enjoyed her writing style, her characters, and the tone of the novel. There are multiple points of view, yet it is never confusing; time marches on, but readers do not lag behind.…
Summer Reading: What in the World?! by Leanne Morgan
I thoroughly enjoyed Leanne Morgan’s memoir, What in the World?! I have read several memoirs over the last few years written by women who have succeeded, achieved, and overcome whatever life threw at them. Among my favorites are Cher, Ina Garten, Belle Burden, Jennifer Lauck, Jeannette Walls, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. I now add Leanne…
What I’m Reading: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
I’ve recently finished reading The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, and I must say that I liked it more than I thought I would. Not for any reason other than the title sounded like so many other stories: The Stationery Shop, The Little Paris Bookshop, The Bookshop, The Last Bookshop in London. I guess I…
Summer Reading: Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
It’s that time of year…lazy days of reading, drawing, bike riding, fishing, or whatever kids want to do. Parents looking for a book to engage their young readers will be happy with Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald. Set in Manhattan, the mystery around a painting unfolds as young Theodora tries to figure out…
On My Bookshelf: The New American Diner Cookbook by Julissa Hernandez Roberts
I love promoting books written by friends, and this week’s blog post is about a cookbook that is exactly that. A long-time friend, Juli, has written The New American Diner Cookbook, The classic American diner is an institution unique to the Northeast, especially New Jersey (I may be a little biased). Growing up in the…
What I’m Reading: The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz
I like to read more than one book at a time, and reading books in different genre is a good way to avoid confusing characters or plot lines. A novel paired with a non-fiction book works out quite nicely. To prepare for an up-coming trip to Europe, I have recently read The Sweet Life in…
Independent Reading: Halfway to Harmony by Barbara O’Connor
Barbara O’Connor is one of my favorite contemporary middle-grade authors. Her stories focus on relatable, likable characters who work together to achieve a goal, and there is often an animal involved. What’s not to love about that? In Halfway to Harmony, grief-stricken Walter Tipple, his new neighbor, Posey, and her rescue dog, Porkchop, discover a…