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. [...]
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 [...]
This has been a weekend of pure deliciousness, but at this point we’re all learning that sometimes you can have enough of a good thing. I mean, who could POSSIBLY consume all of that? It just isn’t humanly possible! Oh, did you think I was talking turkey? I meant all the books you’ve all been [...]
So, I don’t generally post anything the day after Thanksgiving, so I have no audiobook review for you this week. I didn’t want to abandon Sound Bytes, though, so there is a Linky below for anyone who posted an audiobook review today (or any other day this week). See you all on the other side [...]
Hey, do you remember when I gushed and gushed about The Heroine’s Bookshelf last year, because it is amazing? Well, if you couldn’t swing it in hardcover, or if you just never got around to picking up a copy, you’re in luck: it is now out in paperback! It makes a fabulous Christmas present (and [...]
Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making by John Curran Published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific, best-selling authors in the world. More than 3o years after her death, she is still read and beloved by millions. The question of however she came up with so many plots, [...]
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie Published by Harper Paperbacks When the widely disliked Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage, there is almost nobody in the village who is not a suspect. The vicar himself had remarked earlier the same day that “Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe would be doing the [...]
We have reached the time of year when Americans traditionally stuff their faces with as much fattening food as they possibly can. Viva the American holiday season! Thanksgiving is approaching this Thursday, and family is already heading in. I had a big uptick in reading this week, versus last week when we were all sick [...]
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. Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon Published by Price Stern Sloan, an imprint of Penguin Five Silly Turkeys is not dissimilar to [...]
The Orchard by Theresa Weir, narrated by Ellen Archer Published in audio by Hachette Audio, published in print by TK Synopsis: Theresa Weir had a tough life as a child, and things didn’t really become any easier when she married Adrian Curtis and joined him on his family’s apple farm. Derided as an outsider – [...]
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