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
“A knockout of a story, written by the reigning queen of historical fiction. Quinn’s trio of heroines practically leap off the page in this stunning novel, which melds spy-hunting with love stories that will stir your soul. A book for the ages.”—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Networkreturns with a new heart-stopping World
Watch | Ken Burns | Hemingway | Ken Burns | PBS https://kenburns.console.pbs.org/kenburns/hemingway/watch Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein give us a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Hemingway. We explore where Ernest Hemingway lived and traveled as the team visits his home in Cuba,…
Submitted by Linda Malcolm, owner of Indigo Books at Freshfields The literary world lost a few of its stars over the past year, Larry McMurtry and Beverly Cleary most recently. The author whose passing touched me most was Sharon Kay Penman who passed away earlier this year at 75. She was one of my favorite historical fiction authors, a writer whose detailed, precise prose enhanced
It’s about time for book clubs to choose books for the next year starting in September. Want to read books that are ‘hot off the press’ and really good? Of course you do, so take a look at the following books and read a few so you can suggest them to your group. I’ve picked some that I really want to read. Infinte Country by
