With recent news about the cancellation of government sponsored diversity programs, I want to call attention to how we can all bring diversity into our own lives - reading books by diverse voices. I set this week's prompt to "books by African American Authors" in 2024 before I knew any of this was coming - … Continue reading This Week: February 16th
Thank you NetGalley and Victoria Editing NetGalley Co-Op for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. What would you do if you found out your partner had betrayed you? Would you leave? Or maybe look to get even? Kenneth Cruz explores these questions in the thriller Till the Last Piece. This … Continue reading Till the Last Piece
What do you know about Heddy Lamarr? She made a name for herself on the American film screen, but did you know she was also a scientist and inventory? We're reading another Marie Benedict historical fiction this week focused on this screen beauty and her, at times, terrifying life. We're also reading a fluff memoir … Continue reading This Week: February 9th
Thank you NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. London in the 1930’s is a time of magic. The city had survived the war and was returning somewhat to a semblance of normality after years of reconstruction with the arts at the center of London life. … Continue reading The Queens of Crime
Last year, I really enjoyed reading sports-themed romance novels. For the most part, these books tend to be "clean" (aka: no explicit descriptions of sex) and are fun, quick reads. And, with the popularity of the Traylor romance, girls everywhere are wondering how they can land a sports star, too. In preparation for Valentine's Day … Continue reading This Week: February 2nd
Thank you NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Doris Grandfelt’s murder shocked their community decades ago. Her body dumped in the woods near a park and the murderer never caught. Now, her sister is looking for closure and offering a hefty reward for information … Continue reading Lethal Prey
When our kids were younger, we decided to celebrate multicultural holidays in our house to help expose them to other traditions. One the kids enjoy the most is Lunar New Year! Both of my kids were born in the year of the Monkey which won't circle back until 2028. Wednesday starts the year of the … Continue reading This Week: January 26th
Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Grace Clark has lost her mother and barely knows her father. Mary Leakey has had a storied career in illustrations and archaeology, but her work with her husband and on her own in Africa made her a … Continue reading Follow Me to Africa
When you were little, what did you want to grow up to be? My first love was dinosaurs and paleontology. The mid-1980's saw some great finds both in the fields of paleontology and anthropology. I wanted to travel to all the big digs - the American west, Brittan, and Africa. I never made it to … Continue reading This Week: January 19th
Thank you NetGalley and Interactive Publications Pty Ltd for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Rosa always loved to read. It was a hobby her mother loathed, but her father loved. Living in a traveling Gypsy caravan meant needing to travel light – Rosa’s books were sparse but treasured because … Continue reading Daughters of the Fatherland
