Maddie is cooking in the kitchen while her dad is watching television in the other room. With the help of a medical caretaker, she has been her father’s sole support for the past few years – she works in an office to support them, fixes meals, and puts him to bed. Her mother is back … Continue reading Maame
Linus Baker is good at being a case worker. He evaluates foster homes for a government agency and determines if they meet standards. He turns in thorough reports, and his desk is kept clean. He keeps to himself both at work and at home and is as happy as a single guy with a cat, … Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea
Time for new books! Today sees the launch of a great biography, some interesting fictions, and great kids books. What are you picking up today? King: A Life by Jonathan Eig - this is the first biography of MLK Jr. to be released in decades. Eig uses the recently declassified FBI files for this look … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 5/16/23
Happy New Release Tuesday!! There are some great new reads hitting shelves today - too many to list! I've included just a handful of our favorites below! Wild Dances by William Lee Adams - this is one of our highly anticipated releases for 2023! Written by Eurovision exepert and journalist William Adams, this story recounts … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 5/9/23
It's New Release Tuesday! Being the first of the month, there's quite a few on the list today - some great kids' books, a few great biographies and memoirs, and some interesting fiction releases. What are you adding to your bookshelf today? Homegrown by Jeffrey Toobin - this remarkable new book follows the legacy of … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 5/2/23
Happy book launch day for these great reads! There are great new memoirs from movie and TV stars, new releases in beloved series, and some great historical fiction! What are you picking up today? An American Beauty by Shana Abe - As soon as I saw the cover for this one, it was in my … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 4/25/23
This weekend, I was honored to attend the Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum. The speaker was author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni who discussed her book Independence, along with her other works such as Mistress of Spices and One Amazing Thing. I chose to attend this lecture because I reviewed … Continue reading Book Signing: Independence
It's Tuesday!! Time for new books! The new release list today has some great options...what's new on your shelves today? Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler - This book was the talk of my book groups this week and was a #1 choice on The Book of the Month Club website for April! A love story between … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 4/18/23
Halmoni always makes Lily feel so special. She allows Lily to help in the kitchen and shares her stories with the child. But when Lily, her sister, and mother all move back in with Halmoni, something feels off. It doesn’t help that a strange tiger only Lily could see appeared in the middle of the … Continue reading When You Trap A Tiger
When I think of my favorite childhood movies, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is high on that list! What’s better than a world made of candy: a river of chocolate, candy wallpaper, three-course meals in chewing gum form, and chocolate bars transported by television waves? Maybe winning the whole thing with a Golden Ticket! Amazingly, … Continue reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
