Things have been insane these past days with my professional life. It seems like everyone was waiting for January to come so they could start all their new projects on…
Literature Countdown 2012
2012 was a great year personally. I hit a weight loss goal after being diagnosed with a chronic disease that lowers metabolism. I was successful at work and have achieved…
True Crime Novels Keep The Stories Alive
I love stories of true crime. Often times you will see me watching ID Discovery or TruTV for the documentaries they offer on true crimes. It’s probably because I have…
e-Book Review: A Kingdom’s Cost (Book 1 of The Black Douglas Trilogy)
I finally finished the historical fiction novel, A Kingdom’s Cost by J.R. Tomlin. It took me a few months because the language at first needed a little getting used. It…
Get the inside scoop on some of the world’s best Olympic Athletes of all time!
Watching the Olympic athletes perform this week in London has been inspiring. There have been so many records broken this week that it makes we want to get the inside…
E-Book Review: Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa Klein
I love historical fiction because sometimes it can help to fill in the holes that history books seem to leave out. For instance, just how tight did the ladies wear…
Books that Shaped America
Over the years what books have helped shape you as a person? Two books that had a lot of influence over me as a kids were The Giver and Island…
Should we be challenging our kids to read these controversial stories?
Do you remember your Freshman English class when you were required to read To Kill a Mockingbird and then discuss afterwards in class? How about The Catcher in the Rye?…
The First American Soldiers
Memorial Day is a time when Americans stop to reflect on the sacrifices that our soldiers have made for their country over the years. While it’s also an extra day…
Book Review: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha is probably one of the best “one hit wonders” of modern literature. The story of its creation is almost as fascinating as the story…