Where did you grow up/live now?I was a shy, nerdy girl who was too smart — and, as the daughter of immigrants from Chile and the Philippines, a complete oddity in the Indiana town where I grew up. So I left early and headed for college in California. Then I spent 20 years in the …
Abbigail Rosewood’s debut novel, If I Had Two Lives, has earned impressive early reviews from media including The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Review of Books and Foreword Reviews, follows a young woman from her childhood in Vietnam to her life as an immigrant in the United States – and her necessary return to her …
Jordan Zucker’s debut cookbook, One Dish – Four Seasons: Food, Wine, and Sound – All Year Round is a fun resource for home chefs. Zucker takes a single, base recipe, then varies it seasonally based upon which ingredients are available. Each dish has four variations, and is paired with a wine and a musical album. …
In Confessions of a Plastic Surgeon, Thomas T. Jeneby, M.D., or “Dr. J.,” takes readers behind the scenes of his successful plastic surgery practice and tells all, everything you want to know about plastic surgery and few things you’d rather not know (or see – there are photos). Not only does Dr. Jeneby invite readers …
Kelly Watt, award-winning short story author, has a new novel, Mad Dog. Her stories have been published internationally, anthologized, and longlisted for CBC Radio’s Short Fiction Contest in both 2015 and 2017. Recently, Ms. Watt answered some questions to share with readers of this blog. Mad Dog tells the story of a young girl experiencing …
I received the Highlights Find It series from Timberdoodle in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. My kids are 2, 3, and 5 now, so this year, I’ll be adding some totschool preschool activities into our routine. I’ll write more about what I’m using for that soon, but first, I wanted …
Do you have a student interested in space exploration? Moon Rush: The New Space Race by Leonard David talks about the technology and science that will drive exploring the moon. This book is great for learning about the history of moon exploration and myths about the moon to plans for the future. It’s definitely for high school …
There are two worlds in Dorothea Benton Frank’s By Invitation Only: The world of a young married couple and the world of a well-to do family and the worlds of a South Carolina Peach Farm and a high society area of Chicago. Diane and Susan’s children are marrying, but they can’t be from more different …
A good spy novel can be the vacation that one needs from the everyday monotony of regular life. When I was asked if I’d like to review The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni, I was happy to do so. This novel brings in a CIA case officer and a Russian Agent believed to be the …
We have 3 rescued cats – Lady, Stripes, and Lulu. They’re healthy for the most part, but there’s a lot I don’t know about pet health. At some point, we’d love to have a dog. That’s why when I was offered the opportunity to review National Geographic’s Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness, …
