Whew, we had a rather frantic, unexpected sort of weekend, though everything turned out fine. First, we enjoyed a lovely gathering with four...

Last month, I listened to Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver, which was like comfort food for my soul. She is one of my favorite authors, ...

My neighborhood book group chose a thriller for our June selection, which is an unusual choice for us. We read The Silent Patient by Alex M...

Happy Monday! It was a busy week here, with a lot of frustration due to my trying to switch to a new e-mail list provider. I ran into some u...

Last month, in between my longer books, I squeezed in a middle-grade graphic novel, 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up by Jimmy Gownley. This no...

For Mother's Day, my son gave me Clock Dance by Anne Tyler. My husband and I both enjoyed some of Tyler's earliest novels, like Bre...

My husband and I both enjoy Jane Harper’s Australian thrillers centered around Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk, starting...

I just wanted to post a quick note to all of my blog readers who subscribe by e-mail and receive these posts in their e-mail. The old e-mail...

Since the pandemic started and theaters closed (I am not fully vaccinated yet), we have mostly avoided new release movies. Why pay for a mov...

Happy Memorial Day to those in the U.S.! It's been a low-key holiday weekend at our house and a strange way to kick-off the unofficial s...