Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Known World, by Edward P. Jones, lived up to all the hype. And, I regret to say this was a […] Read More
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“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” are some of the most recognizable opening words in the cannon. Save Shakespeare, there […] Read More
I was first introduced to Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable when my pastor used it last year as the […] Read More
I recently had a chat with my favorite librarian on writing negative reviews. For me, these are the hardest to write. And, when I’ve been […] Read More
Please welcome a dear friend M. Gunter, to Babbette’s Book Blog today as a guest reviewer. M. is an avid reader who recently has been […] Read More
I’ve got to be honest. Robert Goolrick’s A Reliable Wife was a book I thought I would love that I just didn’t. Everything I’d read about […] Read More
Flannery O’Connor once said (paraphrased): “When you’re from the South, it isn’t a matter of if there are freaks in your family, it is just […] Read More
I’ve said it before, but this is what I like best in an audio book. Greg Iles’ Turning Angel is the epitome of a page […] Read More
Still Missing is the perfect novel for people (like me) who would give anything to spend an evening and a bottle of wine with Elizabeth […] Read More
Have you ever gotten the feeling when reading a book, that what is in your hands is an earlier written manuscript that the author has […] Read More