by Joseph Monniger
Gallery Books, 2010
My Rating: A
Eternal on the Water is a beautiful love story. It’s not a romance novel. And, yes, there is a difference. There is no silliness in this story. It’s a beautiful adult love story set primarily out of doors. What makes this a cut above the other love stories [...]
Written and illustrated by Hannah Berry
Macmillan Publishing, 2009
My Rating: A
Britten and Brulightly is a mystery set in rainy London. The title refers to a partnership of two private investigators. Britten prefers the term “researcher.” Brulightly is the partner who is never seen by the reader although we do hear him talking. Britten is the one [...]
Welcome to today’s stop on the Classics Circuit. During the month of February, the Circuit is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance. We are featuring books, authors and others associated with this time period – roughly around the 1920’s and 1930’s. The person I want to tell you about is Ethel Waters.
I chose to feature Ethel Waters [...]
I signed up for the February Classics Circuit featuring the Harlem Renaissance. I realized I didn’t know a lot about the subject, but figured this was a good reason to educate myself. One of the books recommended was this book.
Harlem Stomp: A Cultural History Of The Harlem Renaissance
by Laban Carrickn Hill
Little, Brown & Company, 2003
My [...]
by Fern Michaels
Kensington Publishing, 2009
My Rating: C+
This hardly ever happens to me but, I was on my way to a dental appointment and realized I didn’t have a book with me. Arghh! I hate to be stuck somewhere without a book.
It was closer for me to stop at a shop and grab a paperback rather [...]
Alice Waters is the cebrated owner of Chez Panisse, an internationally known restaurant in Berkeley, California and the author of numerous cookbooks. Ms. Waters is also well known for being a big part of the food revolution of the last several decades. Her attitude toward food and cooking steered us back from the trend of [...]
by Alexandra Fuller
Random House, 2001
Rating: A
It’s the 1970’s and Bobo (Alexandra) has been living in Rhodesia since she was two. She’s a young white girl, born to English parents. That’s her on the cover of the book. Don’t you love that expression on her face? She is curious, feisty while still being a sweet child. [...]