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Last night while watching the PBS News Hour, Peg Michel and I both viewed a bit from two respected book critics about the best books of 2022. Want to read works that the literary ‘experts’ loved? Well, here’s a few snipets of what they said: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan–not surprising, really. One either likes Jennifer Egan or not. I appreciate her writing skills
People often like to read the book lists from book clubs. Knowing what other people are reading is interesting and informative. To get an idea of what blog followers are reading, I asked several of them to submit the titles of three different books. The last book you read The book you are reading now The book you plan to start next Barbara Patton–Kiawah resident
Animal Joy: A Book Of Laughter and Resuscitation, by Nuar Alsadir. Jeevika Verma, with NPR Morning Edition, interviews the author about her new book on laughter. Alsadir tells us that there are two kinds of laughter. Social Laughter,the most common type, is situational. We laugh to ease tensions, promote comraderie or create a safe space. Spontaneous Laughter, on the other hand, is when we burst
I have a good friend who was a media specialist for her entire career. She reads voraciously and somehow seems to pick books that many people haven’t heard of. Read about three books she recommends and see if any of them appeal to you. I’m going to read at least one of them. Enjoy!! Book Recommendations, 2022 Michelle Huneven, Search: A Novel. 393 pages, hardcover.
In the July 17, 2022, Post and Courier Sunday paper, Maura Hogan’s column focused on several books she plans to read this summer, all with connections to Charleston. I will briefly mention three of the books, but to read the article in its entirity you must have a subscription to the paper. I am unable to ‘cut and paste’ it. The first book Hogan talks
When thinking about genres of literature, one usually thinks things such as: “I don’t really like science fiction” or “All I really ever read is non-fiction” or “I love that mystery writer.” Book publishers have developed elaborate algorithms using artificial intelligence to chart who buys what type of book, how many pages the book should have and what subjects are most likable. Some books, however,
Remember the vivid book covers? The hint of romance? The thrill of discovery? The GIRL protagonist? All of these features and more riveted girl readers to almost literally ‘absorb’ all of the Nancy Drew Books. In a recent blog post, I mentioned that Carolyn Keene, ‘author’ of the Nancy Drew series, did not really exist. The thing is, no one cares! Molly Young, book critic
If you are planning to do a bit of reading this summer and want to tackle some books that aren’t just ‘beach reads,’ I have a few to suggest…….. While I haven’t read this book yet, I plan to. Some have suggested that it is another glorious ode to trees, a novel that compares to Richard Power’s Overstory. The book has also been praised by
The following three books could easily fly under your radar UNLESS you pay close attention to this post! Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation, by Maud Newton How many of you have sent your DNA to ancestry.com? For those of us who are very curious and do not have a genealogist in the family, we may have done so. I know that I did.
Some of you may ask, “Who is Frank Bruni”? Frank Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer for the New York Times. He is also known for his best selling book Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be. This book was written for high school students and their parents in an attempt to deconstruct the college admissions process. It’s too bad some well-known celebrities didn’t
