The Wright Brothers (Book Review)
It is the perfect blend of a great writer and thorough researcher– with a direct and unadorned style– writing a full account of very remarkable, but likable people.
Books
The Glass Universe (Book Review)
If you are interested in astronomy, or like detailed histories especially in the sciences, or you are interested in obscure women’s history, this book might be for you.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Book Review)
I thoroughly enjoyed this 2017 Newberry Award winner that many said was the best book of 2016.
The Great Spiritual Migration (Book Review with Notes)
This book makes some major great points and I am encouraged that it is so popular that it is making the rounds. It’s perspective is much needed.
Best Board Books for Toddlers
Shown in this post are some of our favorite board books for toddlers. Read to you children and grandchildren as often as possible for as long as you can.
The Winthrop Woman (Book Review)
I recommend this book highly to any one interested in the 1600’s in New England (particularly Connecticut), for you will come to understand it as never before.
The Delight of Being Ordinary (Book Review)
I encourage you to read and think about this little gem. I give it four stars.
Update on the 2017 Reading Challenge
You can see below in red the books I’ve completed so far this year (many of which I have reviewed on this blog), and in purple are the ones I am in the process of reading.
Pachinko (Book Review)
This multigenerational saga is about a Korean family that expatriated to Japan, taking place throughout the 20th century. It highlights the harsh prejudice against Korean immigrants in Japan…
The Painter’s Daughter (Book Review)
This entertaining novel would make a perfect beach read. I’m glad to have started my summer off with it!
Hillbilly Elegy (Book Review)
David Brooks of the New York Times calls this book “essential reading for this moment in history.” I agree, and surprise myself by giving this book that I dragged my feet so long about reading– five stars.
Little Princes (Book Review)
It is always good to read about good prevailing over evil, as well as the resiliency of children even in the worse circumstances.
Women Abstract Expressionists
I thought I’d share with you my favorite three new-to-me artists that I read about here.
In the Company of Women (Book Review)
Lets keep forwarding and amplifying the kind of authenticity, permission, and innovative ingenuity, expressed in these pages!
Sweet Life in Paris (Book Review with Hot Chocolate Recipe)
Never having been to Paris, no other book I’ve ever read has made me feel more like I have.
The Summer Before the War (book review)
It is a bittersweet–but more sweet than bitter– tale about (mostly) likable characters and the difficult times they find themselves in.
Cloud Atlas (Book Review)
Wow. I give this stunning, thought provoking book, a rousing five stars. This is a most brilliant book, far different than anything else I have ever read. It is an ingenious interplay of subplots…