FICTION WINNER Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips–A story about a mother and a daughter surviving war and its aftermath. HISTORY WINNER No Right to an Honest Living by Jacqueline Jones–An examination of the American West and its transition during the mid 19th Century. BIOGRAPHY WINNER King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig–A biography of a well known man based on newly released materials. MEMOIR OR
If you attended the Our World presentation on Kiawah Island on November 3, which I did, you now know who Alice Marble is. Before, I had never heard of her, who she was, what she did and why someone would write a book about her. Robert Weintraub set the record straight in his lecture about his new book The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of
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
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
I haven’t thought about Judy Blume for a long time. That is, until today when a friend who recently returned from Key West told me a great story about her. Little did I know that Blume owned a book store in Key West. It’s called Books and Books. While in Key West, my friend visited the book story and asked a nice woman if Judy
Love Halloween? Want to get a little bit scared? Have nerves of steel? Here are some books you might want to read to get into the ‘spirit’ of the holiday: The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson “The greatest haunted house story ever written.” Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice Who doesn’t love a good Anne Rice book? (Me, for one) Dracula, Bram Stoker Published
The Liberty Bell What books come to mind as your think of the Fourth of July and the birth of our nation? Here are some that have inspired me. Please comment on your favorites. Blog reader Madeleine Kaye shared the following comment: In his lively and engaging narrative Founding Brothers, historian Joseph J. Ellis recounts the sometimes collaborative, sometimes archly antagonistic interactions between Washington, Hamilton,
Father’s Day is June 19, so it isn’t too early to consider a gift for your father or another man in your life! Choosing a book that a man would like is absolutely NOT being sexist. It is being considerate. (Of course, there are many books that both genders enjoy.) After noting in a few of the publications I recieve and asking other book bloggers,
Today at the Sandcastle on Kiawah Island, Lahnice Hollister introduced a book called Resisting Jim Crow The book is actually an autobiography written by Hollister’s great-uncle Dr. John McFall. Dr. McFall was a Charleston pharmacist who worked for civil rights his entire life. His story is very important for several reasons: It gives a detailed account of the life of an extraordinary man who grew
On Friends & Fiction–Interview with Christina Baker Kline, author of The Orphan Train Kline discusses her new book The Exiles Log in to Friends and Fiction to view interview– http://friendsandfiction.com
