This week brings us to several of my favorite topics to discuss! When I was in high school, we were required to read so many classic books (those written before 1900) and I struggled to get connected with the writing back then. Now, they are some of my favorite books to revisit! We are also going to be … Continue reading This Week: January 21st
Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. The Solomon family has lived in Diggs, North Carolina, for generations. The four siblings have gone their separate ways in recent years and barely talk to each other. When King, their father, unexpectedly passes away, the group … Continue reading Long After We Are Gone
Theo was looking to escape when he moved here. He didn’t want to live with the daily reminders of life with his mother anymore. But this move might have been a little extreme – the desert is unforgiving between the heat and the lack of water…until it comes in such an abundance it wipes the … Continue reading Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains
I love author events and book signings - they give you an opportunity to learn about the material and the author behind the work in a magical way. And what's better than an author event? The opportunity to attend dozens of them at the same time at a literary festival! I'm trying to attend at least one … Continue reading Upcoming Literary Festivals
With this fun RomCom hitting shelves today, I wanted to revisit my early copy review posted earlier this month. Grab your copy of this book today! Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Presley Ayers is second guessing this entire trip. The big city girl … Continue reading RELEASING TODAY: Love, Naturally
Kenny wakes up as they pull into the rest stop off I-75. There’s not much here, but he’s hungry and needs to relieve himself, so he gets out. Daddy is driving them to Birmingham to see Momma’s family. Kenny’s older brother Byron has gotten into trouble and they are leaving him in Birmingham with Momma’s … Continue reading The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963
I grew up just outside of Atlanta - the city too busy to hate. I went to college in downtown Atlanta near the Auburn Avenue district and was privileged to watch the funeral process for Hosea Williams in 2000. I have walked the streets where Martin Luther King, Jr and John Lewis marched. I have been in the … Continue reading This Week: January 14th
Thomas Jefferson may be best known as the third President of the United States or as the primary writer of the US Constitution. His statesmanship and political savviness helped frame the early American government, but it may come as a surprise to learn that Jefferson’s personal religious beliefs didn’t always fit with his contemporaries, or … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson: a biography of spirit and flesh
U.S. Marshall Arliss Cutter and his team were called in to help investigate the disappearances of three people in a remote Alaskan fishing village. Arliss is still getting his footing in his new role after moving across the country from Florida to help support his family, but this assignment calls on his training as a … Continue reading Open Carry
Sometime last Fall, one of the authors I follow on Instagram posted about taking a "reading retreat" - she used her travel rewards to get her hotel room for free for a night or two and did nothing but read. That sounded divine to me, and I wanted in! I immediately started researching where and when and … Continue reading DIY Reading Retreats
