The Sandcastle Book Club met via Zoom on November 9. Martha Zink reviewed Erik Larson’s The Splendid and The Vile. Even though over 20 book club members tuned in, everyone had a chance to comment or ask questions. Martha stressed many of the book’s most interesting aspects and clarified questions some members asked. All agreed it was a a very worthwhile hour and thanked Martha
If you think that Dolly Parton has been in the news a lot lately, you are right. Her most recent newsworthy venture was to donate 1 million dollars to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in honor of her longtime friend, Naji Abumrad, MD, and professor of surgery at the medical center. In April, Abumrad mentioned to Parton that funds were needed to advance the study of
Cathy Hill who chose chair number 4 because she thinks it is cozy and inviting and likes all the books so close by. Cathy you are the winner of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Congratulations!!
November Road Lou Berney Red Notice Bill Browder Matisse and Picasso Francois Gilot My Antonia Willa S. Cather Educated Tara Westover Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens Lady In Waiting Anne Glenconner Life after Life Kate Atkinson The Guest Book Sarah Blake All the Ugly and Wonderful Things Bryn Greenwood We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter Just Mercy
By Cindy Perry Are you looking for a holiday gift for a special child? As a former early childhood teacher, mother of three, and grandmother of two, I’ve become a collector of engaging children’s literature. Some books are on my favorite list because of the stunning artistic illustrations while others earned that recognition due to their captivating stories, interesting facts, or inspirational messages. However, one
The trade association Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA) has released the finalists for its annual SIBA Book Awards. These are the fiction finalists. A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne FowlerThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsHieroglyphics by Jill McCorkleThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettRing Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
From Madeleine Kaye Barack Obama’s new memoir, A Promised Land, is being released November 17. I just left my pre-order with Indigo Books. Others may want to do the same. An excerpt from the “New Yorker Magazine” pre-release review: “… a painfully candid diagnosis of how racist hatred of Obama — encouraged by Tea Party politicians — metastasized through the American body politic. But perhaps most important,
Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein (Photo by Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images)CompSave Many of us know that a nineteen year old woman named Mary Shelley wrote what is considered to be the first science fiction novel. What we may not know is the story behind this Nineteenth Century author and her now famous book Frankenstein.. While not intending to ‘create a monster,’ Shelley may as
NEW AT INDIGO, OCTOBER 27TH Among the new releases this week are books from perennial best-selling authors, from best-selling authors we haven’t heard from for a while, and some titles that point us towards the holidays. I haven’t listed the new James Patterson and John Grisham titles, but we have those too! Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South by Rick Bragg. A
Beverly Marco likes Chair #! Congrats to Bev for being entered into the contest, which will end next Sunday, November 1. In addition, Bev had commented on Nicki Joy’s Tana French’s review. Uh oh, she doesn’t like Jodi Picoult’s new book The Book of Two Ways. To read Beverly’s comments, go to the Halloween entry and the article on Jodi Picoult, both from this month.
