November 2018

  • Ho-Ho-Holiday Magazines Are Here

    Ho-Ho-Holiday Magazines Are Here

    There used to be a TV commercial featuring a mother celebrating the back-to-school season with the…

  • The Girl They Left Behind

    The Girl They Left Behind

    I’m an avid reader who reads many different genres but historical fiction is the one genre…

  • Outrageous!

    Outrageous!

    I have a few confessions to make. I love cooking. I love baking. I love discovering…

  • Magic, Pirates & Princes

    Magic, Pirates & Princes

    Lots of fantasy novels have magic. Some have brave warriors carrying long swords. A few might…

  • Bake It Better

    Bake It Better

    The Great British Bake Off has spawned a LOT of cookbooks, from judges (Mary Berry and…

  • Starlight

    Starlight

    Full disclosure here….. I am a HUGE fan and admirer of Richard Wagamese!! He could write out…

  • The Library Book

    The Library Book

    Susan Orleans The Library Book is not always an easy read. The chapters where she details…

  • The End of World Comes Close to Home

    The End of World Comes Close to Home

    It took a long time for me to write about Moon of the Crusted Snow simply…

  • Juliet, Naked

    Juliet, Naked

    Ooh I love the English writer Nick Hornby. He writes about human frailties and vulnerabilities in…

  • The Book of Books

    The Book of Books

    Did you watch the PBS series The Great American Read? It was wonderful. It was a…