The Barbizon by Paulina Bren

March 21, 2021

The subtitle of Paulina Bren’s nonfiction book, The Barbizon: The Hotel that Set Women Free, is somewhat misleading. While it was a fascinating cultural study of a hotel, it was possibly even more of a study of Mademoiselle magazine and its college guest editors...

Where Have You Gone Without Me? by Peter Bonventre

March 20, 2021

Peter Bonventre is a long-time journalist with a career in sportswriting and entertainment. He co-authored Howard Cosell’s I Never Played the Game. You might want to know the author’s background before picking up Where Have You Gone Without Me? It’s...

What Are You Reading?

March 18, 2021

Welcome to Thursday! Time to check in as to how you’re doing. And, then, time to talk about what we’re reading. Anyone who has followed the blog this week can tell I’m on deadline. But, I can tell you the book I’m going to start tonight is...

Dusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott

March 16, 2021

Sometimes when I read Anne Lamott’s books I feel as lost as she does. Her philosophical musings in Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage are filled with fear, frustration, despair, sarcasm, and love. She often uses her language as a weapon to strike out at...

Have You Heard? Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger

March 14, 2021

Sandie Herron always knows when I need a few reviews to fill in because I’m on deadline. She stepped in with today’s review. You should read her concluding paragraph. Very interesting. Like my comments yesterday, her remarks are not common knowledge....

What Are You Reading?

March 11, 2021

Happy Thursday! It is a good day. It’s Thursday. I’m getting my second vaccine on Saturday. Yay! The weather here has been in the 60s all week. Another yay! We might have a little more winter weather, but, I’m so ready for spring. I’m also...