Based on what I’m seeing these days, summer reading guides are almost as popular as year end “best of” lists. With upcoming vacations that could […] Read More
Author: Elisabeth
I’m a recovering English teacher who now works in healthcare communications. In between, I had a brief stint in sales and even dipped my toe in moonlighting as a photographer. I've been blogging since 2009. I've been reading since forever.
Nick White’s collection of stories Sweet and Low are best described as evidence of the new South. Ever present are the themes that demonstrate the […] Read More
I’ve been mulling over this review of An American Marriage for a while, wanting to write it in a way that does it justice. To […] Read More
It should be obvious from the title that what I consider a wonderful beach read is not what most people call a “beach read.” For […] Read More
If you’re looking for book club recommendations, this is a wrap up, including ratings, of my book club’s 2017-18 book selections. Because life happens, we weren’t […] Read More
It feels like cheating to call this a recipe, so perhaps consider it a gentle reminder: the same recipe you make in a large trifle […] Read More
We did it! The votes are in & the SOC Sistas have selected the books we’ll be reading this year. If you are looking for […] Read More
There is a rash of World War II literature. In our last book club annual selection long list, there were enough books that had we […] Read More
Amor Towles wrote Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow – two of my favorite books from last year. When I learned that he […] Read More
For the last several years, my book club has followed the same procedure for selecting its books for a whole year. Last year, when our […] Read More