Category: Reader Recommendations

If you are intereseted in banned books as they pertain to the prison population, read the following eye-opening article contributed by blog member Marty Drake. https://themarysue.com/prisons-banned-book-week

This comment is from a friend who has an Instagram blog entitled beckyonbooks. Check her out because she combines reading with phtography. It’s a nice combination of the finer things in life!! I think we all look for lighter books at times and still we want some substance. I have enjoyed several of Elizabeth Berg’s books which seem to fit the criteria and Fanny Flagg’s

A brief history of bookstores in the United States While bookselling was certainly happening in the colonies as early as 1640, it was not until after the War of 1812 when American booksellers began to print and sell books in the United States.  Interestingly, copyrights were not necessary, so the works of English literature were available for a time at little cost to a growing

After I posted an entry about the history of ‘summer reading’, a friend suggested that I ask blog readers to share the names of some of the books they especially enjoyed this summer. All it took was an e-mail to Sandcastle Book Club members and my ‘You’ve Got Mail’ light lit up!! Thanks to all who shared. Below are their responses in their own words–

Three things about Kristen Harmel– She is one of five bestselling authors that, at the beginning of the pandemic, founded Friends and Fiction, an online community and Facbook Live show for booklovers. FriendsandFiction.com 2. She writes stories about World War II, many of which are set in Paris. WHY? Harmel began writing at age 16 and was for many years a writer for People Magazine.

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

From Diane Flaherty: You can find Amanda’s interview with Anderson Cooper on YouTube.  It’s delightful.  We’ve been reading and re-watching her recite “The Hill We Climb” and the words are so powerful. The Scripture she quotes “everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid” comes from the Old Testament book of Micah. From Cindy Perry: Listening

Professor Paula Feldman has made me aware of an opportunity to download a free book. Go to bibliovault.org for details on the book and how to download it to your devise. The name of the book is They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer. The current edition was published in 2017, but the initial publish date was 1956. Well received by critics, the book