You might have heard your name called, but you couldn’t be sure so you laid in bed, waiting, too exhausted to move. If Mom needed you, she’d call once more and you’d tend to her needs then. It’s 3 a.m. but, as in the new book, “Who Cares” by Emily Kenway, there’s no punch-clock in this job you’ve assumed.
BOOK REVIEW
Book Review: ”Code Gray” by Farzon A. Nahvi, M.D.
It’s the person in the white coat, a physician with a stethoscope around their neck and a packed pocketful of paper notes and pens. The white coat instantly gets your attention. It’s meant to quickly convey authority, and it does – so much so that you trust your very life to the person wearing it. In “Code Gray” by Farzon A. Nahvi, M.D., that white coat won’t leave you in the dark.
Book review: “Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears” by Michael Schulman
What Easter eggs or tiny secrets never made it into your favorite movie? Which budding star’s debut role will you miss because someone decided it wasn’t worthy?
Book Review: The Way They Were by Robert Hofler
“The Way We Were” was a fairy tale with many improbabilities but when producer Ray Stark first saw the “treatment” of the story, he didn’t notice them. He saw ticket sales and in his mind’s eye, they were good.
Book review: “Yours Truly: An Obituary Writer’s Guide to Telling Your Story” by James R. Hagerty
If you’re rich, famous, powerful, or important, you probably don’t need to worry. Someone like Hagerty, who creates obituaries for a living, will do a quick internet search and write a few glowing words about you. But if you’re like most folks, one of your grieving relatives will dash off an obit that – well, let’s face it, it’ll be boring.
Book Review: “Do Let’s Have Another Drink! The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother” by Gareth Russell
Anglophiles need this book, and so do history lovers. Imagine it: a warm one with a garnish, “Do Let’s Have Another Drink!”, a comfortable chair, and you’re set.
Book Review: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
“Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six” by Lisa Unger Someone is peeking on you. You don’t know where they are. You haven’t caught them yet, but you can feel them: the hairs on the back of your neck are standing at attention. You’re trying to resist the urge to jump, scream, and[Read More…]
Book review: “The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man”
The eyes must’ve been two feet tall. And they were looking right at you. For a minute, you imagined that they were following you as you sat eating buttery popcorn in a darkened room. And that was your introduction to the work of a man you loved more with every[Read More…]
The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves” by Alexandra Horowitz
Book review by: Terri Schlichenmeyer You do not need a dog. You can tick off the reasons: you don’t have time or money for a dog. There is no room in your house. You don’t have a yard. You already have a dog (or two). You do not need another[Read More…]
“Peg and Rose Solve a Murder” by Laurien Berenson
Author Laurien Berenson writes with a breezy flair that’s perfect for this kind of mystery, and that breeze blows in the humor. Berenson’s Peg is feisty and ornery, a perfect companion to prim, fussy Rose. Seriously: you know a TV series like this, don’t you?
