Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (book review)
No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding unnecessary human contact, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, [...]
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (book review)
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old man with no friends or family to love him - he's just so miserable and bitter! One freezing cold Christmas Eve, Marley's Ghost pays Scrooge a visit and an eerie night-time journey begins. The Christmas spirits are here to show Scrooge the error if [...]
Author Interview: Laura Thomas
Calling all fans of romantic suspense -- I have an author for you! Reader and writer of suspense, Laura Thomas tells us a little about her favorite books and what she wants to read next (it kinda surprised me!). Welcome, and thanks for joining us today! What was your favorite [...]
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (book review)
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and…no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since [...]
Thirty-Three Going on Girlfriend? by Becky Monson (book review)
Julia Dorning thought she would die a lonely spinster. That was until nine months ago, when her world was turned upside down. Now she’s got a dream career as a bakery owner, and a relationship with handsome Jared Moody—a life she never thought possible. Just as she’s starting to feel [...]