I was already a huge fan of Rachel Simon’s thoughtful and engaging memoirs ( Riding the Bus with My Sister and Building a Home with My Husb...

I mentioned last week in The Demise of Bookstores that Borders is closing, as you have all probably heard by now.  I went on a pilgrimage t...

It's Tuesday and that means Top Ten day over at The Broke and the Bookish .  Today's topic is Books That Tackle Tough Issues .  I l...

What's that sound??  Ah, it's silence. This weekend, my husband and I dropped off our two teen boys at their grandparents' house...

I recently read this column by author Mitch Albom (of Tuesdays with Morrie fame) about the downfall of Borders as a symbol of the challeng...

Both of my book groups take the summer off, so when I returned from vacation a few weeks ago, I was faced with a delightful decision - what ...

July 18...summer is already half over!  We had a very busy week here, filled with doctor's appointments, errands, and running the kids a...

I heard an hour-long interview with author chef Gabrielle Hamilton on NPR one day and was so fascinated with her unusual life stor...

It's Top Ten Tuesday over at The Broke and the Bookish !  Today's topic is an intriguing one - authors I'd like to meet.  ...

Well, life is slowly returning to normal after our trip, though I am still way behind in blogging!  Re-entry to real life is always a challe...

A bit late on my monthly summary, but it's still hard to believe it's July already!  We spent most of June on vacation in California...

Happy Fourth of July!  I didn't even remember it was Monday until just now...oops. We just returned this weekend from a 3-week vacati...

Happy Monday! The past week passed by in a blur - I'm still very sick and was unable to do much of anything all week, so I apologize f...

Wow, June 1 already?  Summer is almost here (already feels like summer here - hot and humid).  This month went by so quickly, filled with al...

These Monday holidays always feel strange - doesn't really feel like a Monday, does it?  I have spent most of the holiday weekend strugg...

My book group recently read and discussed The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht, the 26-year old first-time novelist who has been making headline...

Huh?  What?  Monday already?  I was just sitting here trying to catch up on my 100 e-mails from the weekend, when I remembered it was Monday...

I kept hearing outstanding reviews of Cutting for Stone , a novel by Abraham Verghese, so I picked it up with a birthday gift card at B...

I heard a wonderful interview today on the NPR show Radio Times with author Diane Ackerman, perhaps best known for her novel, The Zookeeper...

Monday...and another dark, rainy day.  It's supposed to rain all week, with possible thunderstorms and hail today!   I am just hoping li...