This past week has been crazy for me! I drove from our home near Atlanta down to Miami for my day job on Monday, then back on Friday. Nine plus hours in the truck each way gave me plenty of time to enjoy my audiobooks! I also found plenty of time to read my print … Continue reading This Week: November 5th
The Island of the Blue Dolphins teems with wildlife – abalone, otter, giant squid, cormorants, and so many fish! Karana has been alone on the island for years. Her tribe left on a ship with white men after they were attacked by Aleuts and Russians, leaving Karana and her brother behind. Soon after, her brother … Continue reading Island of the Blue Dolphins
In reading about our first few American presidents, one name kept appear: John Marshall. Marshall is the son of Thomas Marshall, George Washington’s surveying partner. He attended school with James Monroe and his military career in the Revolution had him cross paths with Alexander Hamilton many times. Marshall is best known as Chief Justice of … Continue reading John Marhsall: The Chief Justice who saved the nation
October was a slower reading month as I am working ahead on my reading list for the rest of the year in preparation for the Read With Lindsey 2024 Reading Challenge! I finished 12 this month - 6 audio and 6 print books. Let's take a look back the reviews of those books - click … Continue reading October Recap & November Reading Plan
Franny, Jet, and Vincent aren’t like their friends – they have the vision. The harder their parents push them to avoid their gift, the more rebellious they became. So when an invitation comes for them to spend the summer with their Aunt Isabelle, they jump at it just for the freedom. Isabelle lives in a … Continue reading The Rules of Magic
Is your house ready for Halloween? After reading Magic Lessons last week, I'm getting in the mood, but there are some great books coming up to help, too! Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below: The Rules of Magic … Continue reading Agenda: Week of October 29th
Maria has built a beautiful house in Salem near the shore of a beautiful lake. Her life is full with her children, her love, and her library in the old jail building. Lots of women come to her for advice and help with their troubles. But it hasn’t always been this way. Salem has just … Continue reading Magic Lessons
I was back at the Atlanta History Center on Tuesday evening to hear chef and food historian Sandra A. Gutierrez discuss her latest book Latinísimo. Gutierrez is well known in the food world and the book even makes mention that her first tortilla press is currently sitting in the National Museum of American History. She … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Latinísimo
If you work in the American job market, chances are you have talked with the Human Resources department. While they were meant to be available for coaching and training, most of us avoid the HR professionals in our buildings because they are known as the voice of layoffs, write ups, and firings. This is the … Continue reading Betting on You
This past Thursday, I was at the Atlanta History Center for another author discussion and book signing. Peter Stark was in town discussing his recent release Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's struggle for the destiny of the nation. This talk was different from others I've attended in so many ways, and … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Gallop Toward The Sun
