Tall trees & summer greenery So, now it's July, which means the year is half-over. Wait...what??? That seems crazy, especially t...

I have wanted to read the WWII classic Catch-22 by Joseph Heller for years, but the story of how I actually read it stretches across two ...

In anticipation of Booktopia 2020 (cancelled, of course), I read Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht back in February this year. Last mo...

My husband and I were scrolling through Amazon a few weeks ago on a Saturday, looking for a movie (specifically a thriller) to watch, and ...

Whew, what a difference a week makes! I just re-read last week's Monday post, and we had no idea how things would change. We went into...

I know that I am late to the party. Everyone has been raving about Liane Moriarty's novels for years, and Big Little Lies was such a ...

Among the few new offerings on cable TV this summer is Quiz , a limited series (just three episodes) based on the true story of a couple w...

I am so behind in reviewing the movies we've watched! It's almost impossible to find time to write a second blog post on Mondays, ...

We are definitely well into summer now--it's been HOT and very humid here. It's a rare thrill when it cools down enough that we ca...

I absolutely loved Mike Chen's first novel, Here and Now and Then , when I read and reviewed it for Shelf Awareness last year. That ...