Winston Groom may be best known for his novel that was turned into the 1994 blockbuster hit Forest Gump, but his works as a non-fiction writer deserve the same accolades. Focusing on American history, Groom has delivered great looks into wars from the Civil War to World War II. The Patriots is Groom’s investigative storytelling … Continue reading The Patriots
Carrigan, Ella Rae, and Laine have been friends their entire lives. Softball, school, parties, and now adult life – nothing has broken them apart. Not even an affair that left them divided on the right course forward. But now they are facing the one thing that can end their triad – death – and learning … Continue reading The Secret to Hummingbird Cake
Llewelyn Moss just walked straight into a nightmare. He stumbled on the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong – dead men, a truck full of drugs, and a bag full of cash. After taking the cash and hiding it, Moss returns to check on a wounded man he’d discovered, but ignored earlier. He finds … Continue reading No Country for Old Men
How are we already at the end of the month again? What big plans do you have for May - there are a lot of events coming up! Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, maybe graduation? We will be celebrating Moms this month, but this week in particular, we're starting with the Battle of … Continue reading This Week: April 28th
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Traci Eddings is getting ready for a big day – the season opening event at the St. Cecelia hotel. After years of being the place to be a member and spend your summer days, the Saint is … Continue reading Summers at The Saint
What do a Smithsonian scientist from 2019, an art lover from the 1950’s, and an enslaved groom from the 1850’s have in common? A race horse named Lexington. To the people involved here, Lexington starts as a skeleton, a painting, and a beloved partner. To the outside world, he’s just a Horse until you learn … Continue reading Horse
Over 150 years ago, John Muir trekked through the Sierra Nevada Mountains as part of a sheep herding adventure. While not his first trek or his first journal, My First Summer in the Sierra was a groundbreaking account that brought the beauty of the western forests to readers nationwide. Published in 1911, this, and other … Continue reading My First Summer in the Sierra
The weather is warming up, the sun is out, and tomorrow is Earth Day, so it's a perfect time to talk about books about nature, which is our theme this week for the reading challenge! Books about animals, landmarks, plants, migration patterns, the ocean - they are all great for this theme! Here's the books … Continue reading This Week: April 21st
Just as Thomas Jefferson was taking office as third president of the United States of America, a battle was raging across the Atlantic Ocean that would test the young country. Government-backed pirates were patrolling the waters off the Barbary Coast, attacking merchant ships from the US, Britain, and other European countries. Not only were they … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
Trix is in trouble. She’s been alone for the past few months since her mother disappeared, but she’s always been able to keep her head above the water. But now? Now she’s sitting in a small-town diner talking to a family of women she’s never met, let alone heard of, and trying to figure out … Continue reading A Constellation of Roses
