TCL’s Throwback Thursday #6 – July 30, 2020.

What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed several of these meme on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that another fellow blogger, Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme for her blog. Then … Continue reading TCL’s Throwback Thursday #6 – July 30, 2020. →

Top Ten Tuesday for July 28, 2020: Freebie – Books Made into Good Movies.

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday for July 28, 2020: Freebie – Books Made into Good Movies. →

And yet… she DID!

Book Review for “Why I Don't Write and Other Stories” by Susan Minot. According to Goodreads, this collection of short stories includes: A writer dryly catalogs the myriad reasons she cannot write; an artist bicycles through protests in lower Manhattan and ruminates on an elusive lover; an old woman on her deathbed calls out for … Continue reading And yet… she DID! →

Rare Book Thieves.

Book Review for “The Lions of Fifth Avenue” by Fiona Davis. Excerpt from the Goodreads summary: It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life—her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they … Continue reading Rare Book Thieves. →

TCL’s 1st WWW Wednesday – July 22, 2020

The WWW Wednesday meme is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do an update on your reading and plans. I know lots of people do this one every week, but my being such a slow reader, you'd all get bored seeing the same thing … Continue reading TCL’s 1st WWW Wednesday – July 22, 2020 →

Two Famous Authors; Two Uncharacteristic Works.

Book Reviews for “The Part-Time Job” by P.D. James and “The Red House Mystery” by A.A. Milne. Today I’m bringing you two short reviews of stories from two famous authors, both of which are not what we’d expect. We’ve all heard of A.A. Milne from his adorable children’s stories staring Winnie the Pooh, and his … Continue reading Two Famous Authors; Two Uncharacteristic Works. →

“Blue… the most human color”

Book Review for “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson. Goodreads Summary: In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned 19-year-old Cussy Carter, the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry. The lonely young Appalachian woman joins the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky … Continue reading “Blue… the most human color” →

Four and a half minutes.

Book Review for “At the Stroke of Nine O'clock” by Jane Davis. Summary: On the 12th of August 1949, Big Ben was prevented from chiming at 9pm by four and a half minutes because a flock of starlings perched on the minute hand. This event initially panicked the British public, who didn’t know that it … Continue reading Four and a half minutes. →

#LetsDiscuss2020 – Short, Medium, Long, Huge – #DiscussionSunday #14.

I have often said that a well crafted short story is a joy to behold, but I know that many people might disagree with me. So I was wondering... Does the length of a book or piece of creative writing become an important factor in your decision to read something? Disclaimer: These are my personal … Continue reading #LetsDiscuss2020 – Short, Medium, Long, Huge – #DiscussionSunday #14. →

Women who Raced.

Book Review for “Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team” by Elise Hooper. Summary: This biographical, historical fiction novel portrays the story of three women athletes who "join with others to defy society’s expectations of what women can achieve. As tensions bring the United States and Europe closer and closer to the … Continue reading Women who Raced. →