Jane Austen Made Me Do It edited by Laurel Ann Nattress Published by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House The past few years in particular have seen a plethora of Jane Austen retellings and adaptations. Many of these adaptations are beloved almost as much as Austen’s original stories are. It is gratifying to see [...]
It is that time again! We are gearing up for this month’s discussion of Maman’s Homesick Pie by Donia Bijan (Tuesday, December 13th, on Nicole’s blog), but it is also time to give away next month’s BOOK CLUB selection. In January we will be reading another offering from Algonquin Books, Running the Rift by Naomi [...]
Maman’s Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen by Donia Bijan Published by Algonquin Books, an imprint of Workman Pub From the publisher: For Donia Bijan’s family, food has been the language they use to tell their stories and to communicate their love. In 1978, when the Islamic revolution in Iran threatened their [...]
November really went off the rails, reading-wise. I finished only 14 books this month, versus 24 finished in October. There were lots of reasons for this, the biggest being the point in time where my entire family got sick, including the part where both my toddler and I were sick and my husband was traveling. [...]
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. Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Ashely Wolff Published by Putnam Books for Young Readers, an imprint [...]
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, narrated by Patrick Stewart Published in audio by Simon Audio From the publisher: A holiday classic as you’ve never heard it before. Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart’s critically-acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol. The star of X-Men and The [...]
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum Published by Viking Books, an imprint of Penguin In 2010, the British Museum and the BBC teamed up to attempt to tell the entire history of the entire world in a mere 100 objects. Now, in addition to being [...]
The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White Published by NAL Trade, an imprint of Penguin This is the third book in the Tradd Street series. I previously reviewed the first two books, The House on Tradd Street and The Girl on Legare Street. As Melanie continues renovations on her historic Tradd Street house, she [...]
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Published by Random House How does a German princess of no great account become the greatest, longest reigning empress of Russia? Catherine IIs story seems an improbable one, to put it mildly, and yet the girl born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst ended up ruling [...]
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself back in 14th century England? How would you know what to eat? What to wear? How not to end up in the stockades? Well, if you had read Ian Mortimer’s The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England, you might just manage to survive the middle ages. [...]
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