A pescatarian is a person who does not eat meat but eats fish. A pescatarian may or may not eat animal products such as eggs or cheese. So, why do I mention this on a blog about books? BECAUSE, I have a personal interest in the topic! I am a pescatarian and I just read about a new book that explains the entire reason I
For the past several years in his Gates Notes, Bill Gates has recommended books for summer reading. This year he only recommended two books. The first is certainly one that would appeal to Bill Gates. It’s about two friends who come together while in college to design a video game. No wonder he liked it, right? Gabrielle Zevin worte Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. It
This post focuses on two books, both non-fiction. While several authors have recently taken it upon themselves to research and write about previously uncelebrated women, most of these books are fictionalized accounts. Marie Benedict is one such author who has contributed much to our knowledge about important women. Her books are enousmously interesting and entertaining. The two books highlighted below, however, are not fiction. They
Some people like to read ‘beach books’ in the summer. Others would rather use extra leisure time to tackle longer and more serious books. If you fall into the latter category, you might be interested in the following two books. They are both fiction, but they are far from ‘flights of fancy’, so to say. Take a look– The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese Remember
You can read these books in the summer or ANYTIME. They are quaranteed to be fun! The Guest, Emma Cline — The author of The Girls continues to exhibit her literary skills in a story about a 22 year old girl who gets herself evicted from an older man’s home in the Hamptons and roams around–where? Read something the Washington Post calls “smoldering.” Pineapple Street,
National Humanities Medals are awarded each year to individuals or groups whose work has promoted individuals’ engagement with literature, history, languages, philosophy and other humanities subjects. Among the recipeints of the 2021 awards, presented by President Biden on May 5, 2023, are authors we know well. Ann Patchett Walter Isaacson Amy Tan Tara Westover Colin Whitehead Pulitzer Prize Winners for 2023 Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver–fiction–A
Remember hearing about Corrie ten Boom? She and her father were watchmakers in Holland. During WWII, she saved countless Jews from the Gestapo and was put in a concentration camp once discovered. She lived to tell about it all in her book The Hiding Place. Larry Loftis has written the first biography of ten Boom entitled The Watchmaker’s Daughter. The Wall Street Journal calls it
HarperCollins Publishers recently offered a list of books that would be ideal for summer reading. I have gone through this list and featured three totally differnt types of books. Hopefully at least one will appeal to you. Happy reading…… Pete and Alice in Maine, Caitlin Shetterly Very few people have fond memories of the pandemic days, however, this novel will interest readers because it is
Several people have asked me what the Sandcastle Book Club is going to read for ’23-’24. The list is below: Books for 2023-24 Sandcastle Book Club September 18 Hang the Moon, Jeannette Walls Ficiton October 2 Black Cake , Charmaine Wilkerson Fiction November 13 West with Giraffes, Lynda Rutledge Historical Fiction December 11 The Librarian of Burned Books, Brianna Labuskes Historical Fiction
Below are six literary quotes about mothers. Identify the book each comes from, as well as the author, and you will win a prize–one of the featured books of your choice! Please have your answers into me by May 19 to be eligible for the prize. AND no fair using Chatbot!! 2. “Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.” 3. “He didn’t realize that love
