With Valentine’s day tomorrow, most book bloggers will be writing a version of the “famous literary couples” post. (Last year, my version was called 5 Great Literary Lovers.) I’m going to put a twist on it this year by matching up five couples who never met in the literary world. Some were written centuries apart, but that […]
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Friday Book Review: The Husband’s Secret
Before I start the review today, two announcements and some minor “housekeeping” issues (as my grad school professors used to say). First, Diane Wassick is the winner of The Power of Habit! Congratulations, Diane! Thanks to all who entered their email addresses- I’m working on some subscriber perks, so if you haven’t subscribed yet, consider doing […]
Friday Book Review: Gone Girl
I don’t usually gravitate toward thrillers, but a couple of weeks ago I was looking for a book that would provide me with a bit of escapism, and a friend recommended Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
The Reading Of Draft 7
Back in June, I finished draft 7 of my historical novel, Waist. I did one final read-through, sent it off to a few people to read, and then let it “rest” for two months. I’d been working on it steadily since the previous August (with a short break to give birth to Edwin) and I felt like […]
REVIEW of Summer Reading List 2013
At the beginning of summer, I posted a list of titles I hoped to read this season: Summer Reading List 2013. I didn’t read all the books on the list, but I did get to several. Here are my brief synopses and a review of each:
I Heart The Babysitters Club
When I was around fourth grade, I discovered the Babysitters Club book series by Ann M. Martin. I loved them. For Christmas that year, my parents gave me all of the books published to that date (there are about twice as many now). I couldn’t get enough of Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, Mallory […]