It’s every administration’s worst nightmare – a terrorist attack on an assembly of the high-ranking government officials. It’s the entire reason the Designated Survivor policy was put into place – putting one official in a protected site away from the assembly in case something happens. With the Capitol under siege by an unknown mastermind and … Continue reading Designated Survivor
I feel like our reading challenge is taking me through a lot of movie or TV-related reads so far! This week, we are focused on Inauguration Day. While our pick isn't exactly about an Inauguration, I think it's a great choice - you could read anything by a President, about a President, or just about … Continue reading This Week: January 12th
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. When the FBI gets a case no one else can solve, they call in the Patterns and Recognition team. The PAR team has a variety of specialized skills, pulled together for their ability to see what other … Continue reading Head Cases
I am planning ahead for all the great book festivals this year - travel reservations are in and time off requested. I really love these festivals for the intimate setting and the ability to talk with authors one-on-one to learn more about their books and themselves. You can click the links to visit the festival … Continue reading First Quarter Book Festivals
Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago has been an institution in American education for decades. Following the historical events after the 1905 Russian Revolution and before World War II, this novel exposed the brutal conditions civilians suffered. Due to the author’s stance on Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet government prevented the book’s release in his country but was … Continue reading Doctor Zhivago
When I started Read With Lindsey, I wanted to use my reading challenges to finally take in some classics I missed in school and gain exposure to authors I might not have otherwise read. I also wanted to use this platform to help connect readers and authors, sharing the inspiration behind great new books and … Continue reading This Week: January 5th
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Kate is really rethinking her decision to attend her ex-finance’s wedding. She’s much more comfortable at home with her best-selling mystery book characters, but since the bride’s influential aunt personally invited her to the wedding with a … Continue reading She Doesn’t Have a Clue
As we start a new RWL Reading Challenge, we are starting a new pattern of monthly themes...colors! Each month, I'll select a color that I connect with that month and try to choose books who meet both our weekly themes and these color choices. When I think about January, I immediately think of cold weather … Continue reading January Theme: White
This year, Bridget has a plan: lose weight, stop smoking, and develop grace. Sounds easy, right? But when life, and love, get in the way, Bridget’s commitments to eating healthy and putting down the cigarettes go out the window. Will she at least show grace even in her most embarrassing moments? Helen Fielding’s sophomore release … Continue reading Bridget Jones’s Diary
Welcome to Week 1 of the Read With Lindsey 2025 Reading Challenge! I'm so excited for the new year and all the new books we are going to read! And in that vein, we are starting our challenge with the prompt "New Years"! Since our January color theme is white, my goal is to choose … Continue reading This Week: December 29th
