I wrote to a friend, “I haven’t laughed this hard since discovering David Sedaris.” I read Mark Haddon’s earlier work, The Curious Incident of the […] 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.
I was so excited yesterday when Jeffrey Stepakoff messaged me and offered to send several signed galleys of The Orchard – his latest novel due […] Read More
After my last date with Tracy Chavelier via Burning Bright was disappointing, I was hesitant to pick up Remarkable Creatures. If you’re not familiar with […] Read More
Reading The Tipping Point makes me hate my sociology professor in college. I can’t remember ever being so hooked by a non-fiction read. And if this […] Read More
It seems everyone is talking about Todd Burpo’s account of his son Colton’s celestial visit in Heaven is for Real. And before I get started […] Read More
Melanie Benjamin’s Alice I Have Been made quite a splash when it was published in 2010. The reviews that I read were mixed, and so […] Read More
Some would say it is the most unlikely of friendships. He’s best known for his years crafting men from boys on the gridiron. She’s known […] Read More
Bloodroot is Amy Greene’s first novel and the first four pages of the paperback version of this national bestseller is packed with praise from the […] Read More
This past week I had to confess to my husband: I’m having a love affair…with butternut squash. I fell in love with the slightly sweet […] Read More
In an attempt to catch up on my reviews, I’m going to have two posts with two books each. Sorry for the short thoughts, but […] Read More