Kids around the world know the story of Dorothy and Toto and how they ended up in the Land of Oz. The land of Munchkins and Gillikins and Winkies and Quadlings….and witches. But do they know how the witches learned their skills? Or that they were friends and even sisters long ago? That’s right – … Continue reading Wicked
Just a few more weeks to go till 2025 and we're getting ready by reading books that will become movies in the new year! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend and are ready for the chaos that is the next 3 weeks before Christmas and Hannukah. This week will also take us … Continue reading This Week: December 1st
For Americans of the Xennial Generation, born in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, it has felt as though our country was at war with Iraq our entire lives. George H. W. Bush invaded in defense of Kuwait in 1990 along with a coalition of nations. It was settled with an agreement resulting in Saddam … Continue reading The Achilles Trap
Holidays can be tough for some people, especially if you recently lost a loved one. For Beverly, it’s going to be a very tough Thanksgiving: her husband died earlier in the year, her house has to be tented for termites, and she’s forced to stay at her daughter’s in-law’s house for the week. Tom is … Continue reading Apples Should be Red
Happy Thanksgiving! Have you started cooking yet? We're having a small gathering here, but doing it all big time - turkey, sides, desserts, rolls, all of it! Don't forget to favorite our Thanksgiving playlist on Spotify - it's great for background music for your gathering! By the way, my work family and I are debating....cranberry … Continue reading This Week: November 24th
Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Select for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Colt just saw a face he recognized, but from where? After serving overseas as a pilot, he’s met so many people in so many places. Colt calls after the man and starts to trail him out the … Continue reading Bogey Spades
Today's post will be short...because I didn't finish this one. Hard to follow would be an understatement. I know this received a Pulitzer Prize and I was so very excited to read it, but this was tough. I will be the first to tell you that I generally push through and try to finish every … Continue reading Less
This week may be quiet on the holiday front, but we're almost to Thanksgiving! I'm also preparing for the end of the year - wrapping up this year's reading challenge and preparing for the 2025 challenge, too! By the way - this week, we see our first unfinished book of 2024. I'm a little disappointed, … Continue reading This Week: November 17th
The office of American president was just the last stop in the storied political career of James Monroe. The senior statesman was involved in many decisions that shaped our early country from the American Revolution to the Louisiana Purchase, and later the Monroe Doctrine. Brook Poston explores Monroe’s work to empower the young country while … Continue reading James Monroe: A republican champion
Jack Ryan is no stranger to Russian political affairs. He made quite the name for himself in the American intelligence community after the Red October affair and landed a high-level overt role in the CIA that’s put him on a delegation negotiating with Russian officials. In true Ryan fashion, what should have been a simple … Continue reading The Cardinal of the Kremlin
