Holly Chamberlin seems to be able to perfectly capture the relationship between mothers and their children in her works. One read in particular I enjoy is actually focused around the…
Reading the Books vs. Watching the Movies
You may have noticed that not only do I like to read books, but I love to watch movies. Oftentimes, the books I read are in preparation for a much-anticipated…
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…
E-Books: The Downfall of the Book Industry or the Next Evolution?
E-books are a fairly new phenomenon to me. I classify myself as a late adopter of technology, I just bought a Kindle not long ago. But I want to embrace…
Popularity Wars: Fantasy Fiction is Top Dog
Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you that I am a huge fan of Fantasy Fiction. It’s probably my second favorite genre of literature (Historical Fiction being my…
A New Trend in Romance?
For the past six years, I’ve been living my own romance story with my boyfriend. We met online, decided to meet in person and have been inseparable – first as…
A Ponderous Story
I have been very busy recently just finishing up the latest book in historic fiction called In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. I have to note here that…
We’re So Gullible America!
It’s so funny sometimes how Americans will take anything at face value and never question the sources or the facts behind it… We’re so gullible! But when it comes to…
Book Review: Dirtbags by Teresa McWhirter
This weekend I was putting the final touches on the scrap book of our vacation to Vancouver, B.C., Canada. As I was gluing down images of Gastown and the Chinese…
Top 10 American Biographies of the 20th Century
The list is subjective. This is my top 10, but I truly believe that all of us could benefit from reading these stories. I’ve either read these books personally, or…