Most of us saw and/or read Hidden Figures, a truly remarkable and endearing story of formerly overlooked female NASA scientists who played a vital role in the United States’ space program. Now, a book entitled My Remarkable Journey, Katherine Johnson’s memoir, reveals a more complete picture of Johnson, the main character in the book/movie. Johnson was a precocious child and always had a love of
Does the idea of a UPS drone delivering a package to your doorstep seem pretty amazing? If so, that is what traditional military leaders toward the end of WWII thought about the idea of a bomber dropping a bomb on a designated taget in Japan. The story of how precision bombing came about (or almost did NOT) is the story told by Malcolm Gladwell in
Can you believe that Reading Around Kiawah is celebrating its first birthday this month? In honor of the birthday AND reading in general, a special gift is available for the first FIVE lucky people who make a purchase of $25 or more from Indigo Books from May 28-June 2. Remember the lovely poet who charmed us all at the inaugeration? Amanda Gorman’s poem, “The Hill
Now that you can visit friends this summer, are you? If so, you might want to read this book, which is featured in paperback, to get a good laugh at how the protaganist reacts when she visits four old friends. Featured below are some brief reviews of the book–hopefully enough to pique your interest. You won’t be sorry!! “When 40-year-old gardener May receives a surprise
How many of you remember Lady Bird Johnson? My initial response upon becoming aware of her was to giggle because of her name. Her real name was Claudia, but it seems that her nanny told someone she was ‘as pretty as a lady bird’ and the name stuck. Her father called her Lady and LBJ called her Bird. Oh well…… Biographer Betty Boyd Caroli said
Maggie Shipstead is an author I had not heard much about. It seems she has written two other noteworthy books: Seating Arrangements, a romantic comedy set in New England, and Astonish Me, a novel about the complex world of ballet. Her new book, Great Circle, has been getting a lot of attention and rave reviews. It’s heralded as the best book of this summer, and
Can you imagine a world in which there is no To Kill a Mockingbird? How about In Cold Blood? April 28, 2021, marked the birthday of Harper Lee, who would have been 95 if she were still alive. Notwithstanding the supposed lack of awareness of America’s youth as to literary classics, ask any teenage student in the states of Georgia and Alabama (and probably Mississippi)
If you enjoyed Martha Hall Kelly’s bestseller Lilac Girls, you are bound to appreciate her new book Sunflower Sisters. In this book, Kelly weaves together the lives of three women during the Civil War. She tells the stories of a Union nurse, an enslaved African American and a Southern plantation mistress. Sunflower Sisters – by Martha Hall Kelly Description Martha Hall Kelly’s million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced
The Reading Habits Of Five Generations [Infographic] By Andre Calilhanna – August 10, 20203718270 Facebook Twitter Email I’ll admit, I’m not great at remembering which generation is which, and I do get a kick out of how people like to pit one against another. I guess that’s just the way we do everything these days. OK Boomers vs. Millennials. Gen Z vs. Gen X. And is it wrong that I didn’t
Following the Wild Bees The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting Thomas D. Seeley Book review by Karen Madoff Karen is a full-time resident of Kiawah Island, a Certified naturalist in Ohio, an Old Master Gardener and a newbie beekeeper. If honeybees, the world’s most important pollinator of crops, could choose their own homes what and where would they be? Since the mid-1800s, thousands of
