Amy B. Scher, Guest Author

May 26, 2021

Amy B. Scher, author of This is How I Save My Life, is guest author today. Her piece does relate to books and libraries, but she has quite a story to tell. Amy B. Scher is the bestselling author of How To Heal Yourself From Depression When No One Else Can (2021;...

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...

When Harry Met Minnie by Martha Teichner

February 08, 2021

When Martha Teichner says, “Humor takes courage”, she could also say this book takes courage. It took courage to write When Harry Met Minnie, and a type of courage to read the book, knowing this is a nonfiction book that involves death and tears. Teichner...

Frontier Follies by Ree Drummond

December 05, 2020

Ree Drummond’s Frontier Follies was all I had hoped for in her memoir, the story of her family and life on the Drummond Ranch. I watch “The Pioneer Woman” on TV, but I watch for the anecdotes and scenes of ranch life. I don’t use her recipes or cooking equipment. I...

The Answer Is…by Alex Trebek

August 23, 2020

The other day on the blog, Glen Davis said he had met Alex Trebek, and “He’s everything you might expect. Handsome, suave, smart and amazingly modest.” That’s exactly how he comes across in his memoir, The Answer Is…Reflections on My...