Book Review and Author Interview: Stars Over Clear Lake By Loretta Ellsworth
STARS OVER CLEAR LAKE A Novel By: Loretta Ellsworth Published: May 2, 2017 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction/Historical Fiction Most of the WWII stories I read are set in Europe with a few set in the US, but usually on the coast. What grabbed my attention about this particular WWII novel was that it was…
Read More Book Review: Fitter Faster by Robert J. Davis
FITTER FASTER The Smart Way to Get in Shape in Just Minutes A Day By: Robert J. Davis with Brad Kolowich, Jr Published: May 11, 2017 Publisher: AMACOM Non-Fiction/Health/Fitness Davis, an award-winning health journalist, and Kolowich, a Certified Personal Trainer whose clients include well-known actors and athletes, have joined together to create this no-nonsense approach…
Read More Children’s Book Review and Author Guest Post: If You Were Me and Lived in Germany by Carole P. Roman
IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…GERMANY A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World By: Carole P. Roman Published: February 2, 2017 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction I’m thrilled to participate in this Virtual Author Tour for Carole Roman. Her books are remarkably well done and I’ve even learned a lot from reading…
Read More 10 Books I’ll Be Reading this Summer
I have been looking forward to summer reading for months! The school year was so hectic for me and I wasn’t able to read near as much as I wanted or hoped to. So, this summer, I am hoping to kick my reading in gear and power through several books that I have been super…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Two National Geographic Kids Books for Animal Lovers
CAT TALES True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties By: Aline Alexander Newman Published: April 11, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Non-Fiction Our family has always been a “cat family”. When I met my husband, he had two cats and I had one. Our children grew up with our cats as pets and then after…
Read More Books that Came in May 2017
May was CRaaaaaZY for our family. I started off the month with two mini trips away from my family. I had a great time visiting some extended family and then going on my annual moms and daughters weekend in the Twin Cities. We had so much fun and ate some amazing food. But, as soon…
Read More Update on My Reading Challenges for 2017
In January I wrote about the two Reading Challenges I was going to work on in 2017. Both to help me read books off my shelf and to challenge me in my reading a bit. One is hosted by our local library and the other is hosted by MODERN MRS. DARCY. I thought I’d give…
Read More Book Review: One Minute Mentoring By Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz
ONE MINUTE MENTORING How to Find and Work with a Mentor – and Why You’ll Benefit from Being One By: Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz Published: May 2, 2017 Publisher: William Morrow Non-Fiction/Business I have never worked in the business world, instead, I worked in human service and education. I never had a mentor in…
Read More Cookbook Review: Gumbo Love By Lucy Buffett
GUMBO LOVE Recipes for Gulf Coast Cooking, Entertaining, and Savoring the Good Life By: Lucy Buffett Published: May 9, 2017 Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style Non-Fiction/Cookbook If you need any reason to check out Lucy Buffett’s new cookbook, then National Shrimp Day would be it! Fans of Gulf Coast specialties, fruity libations, and flavor-rich…
Read More New Books from April 2017
Every month I share a post about all the new books that came my way during the past month. You can be sure to see these posts at the beginning of every month. I read four books in April including two memoirs and two fiction novels. I also read twelve children’s fiction books. I survived…
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