Biographical Novels About Authors
I love stories about authors, and have read several (A Wilder Rose, A Country Road, A Tree, Shame the Devil, Mrs. Poe, Twain’s End, The […]
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review: The Whiskey Sea
The Whiskey Sea by Ann Howard Creel This is the second book by Ann Howard Creel I have read. I chose her books because they […]
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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
There’s a feature in the November 2018 issue of Book Page, Choose Your Words Wisely, in which the author of 1,000 Books to Read Before […]
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8 New Books for October 2018
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton October 9, 2018 In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented […]
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At the Far End of Nowhere by Christine Davis Merriman
This book came to my attention and I thought I would share it as it sounds like an interesting and unusual historical setting. I’ve been […]
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review: The House of One Thousand Eyes
The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker Set in Cold War era East Germany during the 1980’s, this story follows 17-year-old Lena Altmann, […]
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review: Sovrin’s Star
Sovrin’s Star Mississippi Connection, Book 1 by John Reyer Afamasaga www.johnreyerafamasaga.org This historical novella follows two unique characters through the post-Civil War South–a crippled orphan […]
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excerpt reveal & giveaway: Lone Wolf in Jerusalem
Lone Wolf in Jerusalem by Ehud Diskin A Thrilling Tale of Love, Loss, and Revenge BOOK DESCRIPTION Set primarily in post-WWII Israel, Lone Wolf in […]
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movie vs book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Firsty, I’m not sure it needs to be noted, but there are spoilers here. If you’ve not watched the movie and wish it to be […]
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review: Dear Mrs. Bird
Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce The idea for this story stems from a fascinating subject–the content of women’s magazines from the WWII era. What […]
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review: The Other Alcott
The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper Abigail “May” Alcott, sister of Louisa May Alcott, is followed in this fictional biography which takes place in the […]
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review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
In general I am not one to reread books–with the exception of audiobook versions. In this case, I was prompted to pick Guernsey up a […]
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