Father’s Day is upon us. The greatest novel about fathers that I’ve ever read is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Here are five more. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver In 1959 evangelical Baptist preacher Nathan Price takes his wife and four daughters to the Belgian Congo to deliver God’s message. They take […]
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My husband and I are getting ready to leave on a one-month vacation. I’ve already decided what clothes and accessories to pack, but I’m stressing out about what reading to bring along. I’m talking about those big, frothy stories that you can dive into on a long plane trip or while sunning on a ship’s
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I love reading mysteries because a well written mystery delves deeply into the depths of the human heart and psyche. I’m in partial agreement with Beth O’Brien, who says: For me, the mystery books to read are personal. I want to know what happens to those directly affected. The family, the friends, the victims themselves.
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January was my month for reading memoirs, according to my reading plan for 2017. I only read two, but both, which had been on my TBR shelf for quite a while, were very good. Macdonald, Helen. H Is for Hawk Grove Press, 2014 ISBN: 978–0–8021–2341–1 Highly Recommended When Helen Macdonald’s father died unexpectedly, she was
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With the Trump era now a week old and storm clouds gathering, many decent, salt-of-the-earth Americans not previously given to shows of popular unrest, never mind civil disobedience or outright vio… Source: 11 Memoirs by 20th-Century American Radicals | Literary Hub
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From Bertolt Brecht to Vu Tran, a sampling of major contributions to American literature by those who were forced to leave their own countries. Source: 25 Great Books by Refugees in America – The New York Times
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All the buzz this week has been related to the U.S. inauguration. Knitting protesters grab back at Trump with pink cat hats The day after Donald Trump is inaugurated president, the signature fashion statement of women marching in protest will be this: a handmade pink “pussy hat” with cat ears tipped directly at Trump and
On the 208th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, the Mystery Writers of America have announced the finalists for the 2017 Edgar awards. The Edgars cover everything from best novel and best short story to best biography and best TV episode teleplay. The 2017 Finalists include big names like Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates,
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In honor of the civil rights leader‘s birthday, here are five books on his life and legacy for readers of all ages. Source: 6 Books About Martin Luther King, Jr. for Readers of All Ages | TIME
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Of the 42 books I read in 2016, these are the top 15 (listed alphabetically by author): Cook, Thomas H. The Chatham School Affair du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca French, Tana. Broken Harbor Haruf, Kent. Our Souls at Night Hawley, Noah. Before the Fall Knowles, John. A Separate Peace Plath, Sylvia The Bell Jar Stedman, M.L.
