Book Club: “The Perfect Nanny”
“The Perfect Nanny” “The baby is dead. It only took a few seconds. The doctor said he didn’t suffer.” The Perfect Nanny, by Leila Slimani, begins with…
Book Club: Murder on the Orient Express (Still a fantastic read!)
Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie, is the heyday of murder-mysteries. It is classic and, from the opening lines, Mrs….
Book Club | 2018 Winter List (a.k.a. 6 Excuses to Stay Home!)
Nothing burns like the cold. George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones It’s cold – as if I needed another excuse to stay in and read! This…
Book Club: A List of Things that Didn’t Kill Me
A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me? I want to be Han Solo.” “Han – what about Luke?” John asked. Luke…never seemed to have much of a…
Book Club: Fates and Furies
Fates and Furies – A modern twist on the Greek Tragedy …or Comedy, they were basically the same “Storytelling is a landscape, and tragedy is comedy is drama….
Book Club: You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain, by Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson has written the book non-people of color need to read. Her memoir You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain approaches…
Book Club: Jane Steele
For When You Want Your Victorian Fiction More Murdery Evil to some is always good to others. Jane Austen, Emma Jane Steele was sold as Jane Austen meets Jack…
Book Club: Ready Player One
Ready Player One – Like, totally Innovative Nostalgia! Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris,…
Book Club | 2017 List
Designers want me to dress like Spring, in billowing things. I don’t feel like Spring. I feel like a warm red Autumn. Marilyn Monroe Fall. Ahh, I just…
Summer Reads for When You Are Feeling the Heat
How hot is it? It’s so hot if you read in the sunlight your book will catch fire. But, seriously. It’s hot. I know we’ve had a cold…