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
As a banking leader in America, John Pierpont Morgan exuded much control over the economy and the way business was handled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He began as the son of a financier and expected his son to carry on after him. But his legacy is so much more than his … Continue reading The Personal Librarian
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
Here we are at New Release Tuesday again! Today's list includes some great kids books, some great novels, and one of the books off our most anticipated new releases list on our Bookshop.org storefront! I hope you enjoy these as much as me! A Madman's Will by Gregory May - years before Abraham Lincoln signed … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 4/11/23
It’s not often that I read a book after seeing the movie. Usually, they are so very different that it hurts my head to make sense of what I’m reading! But I was pleasantly surprised with Kathryn Stockett’s The Help. The well known movie staring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain has … Continue reading The Help
Happy New Release Tuesday! What new books are hitting your TBR stack today? There's several in this list that I can't wait to set my eyes on! Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling - Camp Zero is a new project under construction supposedly bringing a ground breaking new way to live to combat the challenges … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 4/4/23
Happy New Release Tuesday! It's the birthday for a lot of great books today - what are you taking home? I preordered several of these and will be stopping by my local indie bookstore to grab a few others! Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls - Sally Kincaid is a fearless woman, much like her … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 3/28/23
It's new release Tuesday!! Do you love printed books as much as I do? Don't get me wrong, I love my Kindle for the ease and portability, but the smell of a printed book can't be duplicated! Here's some great new books coming out today - stop by your local bookstore to grab a copy … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 3/21/23
India in 1947 was a place of unrest and religious discrimination. In the midst of the country’s freedom from British rule, the political and religious factions are vying for control and the eventual partition of Pakistan. For three Hindu teens growing up in Bengal, this unrest brought danger to their doorstep and upended the lives … Continue reading Independence
