Force of Nature by Jane Harper (book review)
Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along a muddy track. Only four come out on the other side. The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and encourage teamwork and resilience. At least, that's [...]
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (book review)
In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them. Meanwhile, [...]
A Look at My Library with Pat Nichols (author interview)
It's no secret that writers are often voracious readers. Pat Nichols read a lot during her corporate career. When she retired, her love of fiction inspired a second career -- writing! Here's a look at some of her favorites. Where’s the most unusual place you’ve read a book? Although it’s [...]
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn (book review)
Meg Mackworth’s hand-lettering skill has made her famous as the Planner of Park Slope, designing beautiful custom journals for New York City’s elite. She has another skill too: reading signs that other people miss. Like the time she sat across from Reid Sutherland and his gorgeous fiancée, and knew their [...]
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center (book review)
Margaret Jacobsen has a bright future ahead of her: a fiancé she adores, her dream job, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in [...]