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      • Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad
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      • Recipe :: Shrimp & Grits
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2019 Summer Reading Guides
Book Clubs, Books Posted onJune 8, 2019

Literary Roundup :: 2019 Summer Reading Guides

Last May I posted a roundup of various summer reading guides that had been released and it was one of my most popular posts of […] Read More

Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMay 26, 2018July 6, 2018

Literary Roundup :: Summer Reading Guides

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

long list selections
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMarch 10, 2018July 8, 2018

Book Clubs :: SOC Sista Long List for 2018-2019

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

Book Reviews, Books, Podcast Posted onOctober 7, 2017January 14, 2018

On Reading :: Changing Things Up

My reading style has changed this year. Not so much what I read, but how I read. I posted a few weeks ago about some […] Read More

Book Clubs, Books Posted onJuly 2, 2016May 20, 2017

Book Clubs :: SOC Sista Short List for 16-17

My apologies. I’ve been remiss in announcing the short list of books selected by the SOC Sistas for 2016-2017. We are already one in – […] Read More

Book Clubs, Books Posted onApril 19, 2016May 17, 2017

Book Clubs :: SOC Sistas Long List

April is when our book club makes its selections of books for the upcoming year. We started this three years ago, it has worked beautifully […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Featured Posted onSeptember 24, 2012March 2, 2019

John C. Maxwell :: 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, pt. 4

I’m going to skip a lot of the middle of 15 Laws in order to get to the end. This book comes out next week (October […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onJuly 7, 2012January 9, 2013

John C. Maxwell :: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, part 3

This is part three of a series on John C. Maxwell’s The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth that will be out in October 2012. If […] Read More

I had the honor of photographing the John C. Maxwell Leadership Center Groundbreaking
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 27, 2012January 9, 2013

John C. Maxwell :: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, part 2

The beginning of the post is from Saturday, so if you haven’t read it, skip on over to it now. In this first chapter, Maxwell […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 23, 2012January 9, 2013

John C Maxwell :: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, part 1

John C. Maxwell is a man after my heart. I’ve loved everything I’ve read by him, but with The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, he’s […] Read More

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