There was a time when Jo Nesbo was called “the next Stieg Larsson”. Not any more. The Norwegian crime writer has sold over 14 million books worldwide as well as … [Read more...]
A Bic Lighter, a Large Suitcase and a Screaming Salesman
We are about to embark on a vacation that begins in Istanbul, Turkey. I've been fortunate to have visited that great city on a number of occasions. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Take some old, but real, weird picturesAdd a rocky, bog ridden isolated island off of the coast of WalesAdd an old orphanageStir and you get creepy. Let's … [Read more...]
Book Club Bliss: Bibliochix
I can't believe that the book club I belong to, The Bibliochix, has been together 10 years. We were once so young...I'd like to be clever and … [Read more...]
Every Memory Soon Becomes Fiction
While doing my reading on Ernest Hemingway, I found this quote of his, " Every memory soon becomes fiction." I guess looking back is like looking … [Read more...]
The World Was Never the Same: Events That Changed “My” Life
I ordered from "The Great Courses" (college lectures you listen to in your car or home) The World Was Never the Same: Events That Changed History. … [Read more...]
Two Mann Booker Award Winners: Julian Barnes and Michael Ondaatje
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 2011 Mann Booker Award Winner160pThe Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje 256pWinner of the Mann Booker Prize in … [Read more...]
Contain This! My Life In the Unorganized World
Somewhere along the way, maybe it was my husband spelling it out for me, I discovered I did not have the "organization" gene. Not anal enough, I … [Read more...]
A Girl Who Loves to Read (Non-fiction by your blogger)
It's a small town in south Texas. Population 900, three churches, one Lutheran, one Catholic and one Baptist. The elementary school is one long rectangular … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The first printing of Erin Morgenstern’s debut novel was 150,000 copies, virtually unheard of for a first time novel. The rights have been sold in 30 countries … [Read more...]
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