As a banking leader in America, John Pierpont Morgan exuded much control over the economy and the way business was handled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He began as the son of a financier and expected his son to carry on after him. But his legacy is so much more than his … Continue reading The Personal Librarian
Apartheid isn’t something that was well taught when I was in school. I think it was too closely aligned with slavery for teachers in the American South to feel comfortable discussing with their integrated classrooms in the 80’s and 90’s. I do remember some news around Mandela’s release, but no one ever really explained apartheid … Continue reading Born a Crime
This weekend, I was honored to attend the Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum. The speaker was author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni who discussed her book Independence, along with her other works such as Mistress of Spices and One Amazing Thing. I chose to attend this lecture because I reviewed … Continue reading Book Signing: Independence
It's Tuesday!! Time for new books! The new release list today has some great options...what's new on your shelves today? Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler - This book was the talk of my book groups this week and was a #1 choice on The Book of the Month Club website for April! A love story between … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 4/18/23
Halmoni always makes Lily feel so special. She allows Lily to help in the kitchen and shares her stories with the child. But when Lily, her sister, and mother all move back in with Halmoni, something feels off. It doesn’t help that a strange tiger only Lily could see appeared in the middle of the … Continue reading When You Trap A Tiger
When I think of my favorite childhood movies, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is high on that list! What’s better than a world made of candy: a river of chocolate, candy wallpaper, three-course meals in chewing gum form, and chocolate bars transported by television waves? Maybe winning the whole thing with a Golden Ticket! Amazingly, … Continue reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Bird and his father live in an apartment on the university campus where his dad works. They have a routine: Bird goes to school, his father goes to work, and they come together for dinner every night. Bird doesn’t play outside much, and his only friend recently went away, just like his mom. It’s a … Continue reading Our Missing Hearts
Here we are at New Release Tuesday again! Today's list includes some great kids books, some great novels, and one of the books off our most anticipated new releases list on our Bookshop.org storefront! I hope you enjoy these as much as me! A Madman's Will by Gregory May - years before Abraham Lincoln signed … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 4/11/23
BOOK REVIEW - 4 Stars - Dark Angel by John Sandford
He is the most well known man ever to walk the Earth. His first and last breaths were recorded in detail in the most printed book of all time. But what do we know about the time between those breaths and the people he encountered? Killing Jesus explores just that – the people Jesus encountered … Continue reading Killing Jesus
