Category: Love to Read (Books)
Review: The Paradise Guest House by Ellen Sussman
Before we jump into this review, I have a little confession. I didn’t love Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. In fact, while I really enjoyed the Eat section, the Pray section wore me out and I never made it far into the Love section. I tried to read the book on several occasions — [...]
Review: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
Franny Banks is a 20-something in New York trying to make it as an actress. She’s starred in a commercial or two, and waits tables at a comedy club. It’s January 1995, and her self-imposed three-year deadline in New York is nearing. It’s a deadline she set for herself to break into Broadway and start [...]
Fun at the Library
I discovered the library one summer when I was a little girl. My voracious appetite for reading had grown so much that buying books just didn’t make sense. I read them too quickly and then craved more instantly (a good problem to have, as Cate says). So, my grandmother began taking me to the library [...]
The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen Review
Two weeks ago, the kids and I had our first beach picnic of the year. It felt great to dig my toes into the sand and listen to the whoosh of the waves. And tomorrow? We’re supposed to get our first 70+ degree day of the year. Do you know what all this adds up [...]
The Importance of Reading with Kids
We are a family that loves to read. The kids and I head to the library weekly where they fill their tote bags with whatever books catch their eyes. And some weeks, that means six, seven or eight books come home with each of them. As long as they keep track of their books, I [...]
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Review
Generally, my favorite books are fiction with a strong storyline and a ribbon of hope weaved throughout. When I read I like to escape to amazing lives and fantastic experiences, and good fiction delivers that. That’s why I don’t often read nonfiction. Or memoir. It’s also why I favor good TV dramas over reality television [...]
A Good American by Alex George Review
A Good American by Alex George is a novel about family, love, talents, grief and a family finding its way in a new country. The book begins in Germany in 1904, when a young couple in love find themselves pregnant, unmarried and wanting to start a life together. They run away to America and are [...]
Summerset Abbey by T.J. Brown Review
Summerset Abbey by T.J. Brown is set in England in the time just before World War I — back when class held such distinction and women had few rights. It’s a book about loss, friendship, class and family secrets. Downton Abbey fans will fall into this Edwardian tale. Summerset Abbey opens with the death of [...]
Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner Review
Over the holidays, I felt like I needed to withdraw into simpler and easier story. Just something well-written, but gentle. So I dove into rereading books I loved when I was younger. But after pouring through two of them, I was ready for something new. Something with teeth. Fortunately, I had a review copy of [...]
Can I Read 52 Books in 2013?
Are you a big reader? I am. Given the time and the books, I could read many a week. Though as a busy mom and freelance writer, I don’t really have time for that. Still, I think reading is important to our minds and — specific to my career — our creativity. So I read [...]
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