The Bungalow by Sarah Jio Published by Plume, an imprint of Penguin Anne Calloway is newly engaged, but still unready to really settle down. Her fiance is staid and predictable, and Anne needs one last adventure in her life. When her best friend signs up to go to serve as a World War II Army [...]
Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy Published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin This is the 3rd book in the White House Chef series. I have previously reviewed the first two books: State of the Onion and Hail to the Chef. Ollie Paras is back, and she’s just as fabulous as ever. In Eggsecutive Orders, we [...]
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome and One Man’s Quest to be a Better Husband by David Finch Published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster When your wife bursts into tears – unhappy tears – as you’re celebrating your third wedding anniversary, it typically means your marriage isn’t [...]
A Discovery of Witches, a book I really enjoyed, is now in paperback. I have one copy to give away to a reader with a US or Canadian mailing address. Just fill out the form below by 11:59 pm central on Sunday, January 8. Loading… Copyright protected by Digiprove © 2012
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Published by Penguin (Non-Classics) Paperback, an imprint of Penguin Diana Bishop comes from a family of witches with illustrious lineages, but there are few things she detests more than using magic. Sure, when the washer is threatening to flood the house she might make an exception, but in [...]
Do you remember D.E.A.R? At my elementary school that meant “Drop Everything And Read,” something we typically did for 10 or 15 minutes every day. Best part of my day, really. As my TBR and Library piles are battling for supremacy and trying to sneak in around the review copies who have staked out places [...]
It is that time of the year, when everyone and her mother wants to tell you about the best books of the year. Well, let’s be honest, I’m no exception to the rule. I like to go back through what I’ve read for the year and reflect on what has continued to speak to me [...]
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, narrated by Simon Prebble Published in audio by Blackstone Audio Synopsis: Yeah, I’m guessing most of you actually already know the basic idea behind A Christmas Carol. Thoughts on the story: I don’t know you guys, I mean, whoa, Dickens sure isn’t subtle about his MORAL. But on the [...]
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, narrated by Dylan Baker Published in audio by Simon Audio From the publisher: Based on more than forty interviews with the co-founder of Apple conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson’s STEVE JOBS is the riveting biography [...]
Welcome to Saturday Story Spotlight, my feature where I discuss books my husband and I are reading with our son, Daniel. These are books that he, we, or all of us particularly enjoy. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, illustrated by Ted Rand Published by North-South Books Sometimes I underestimate Daniel. I would [...]
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