Reading Recommendations with Karen Wingate
I was a voracious and precocious reader as a child. I was the kid who hid behind the couch to read so Grandma wouldn’t find me and give me a chore to do. It’s hard to remember my favorites! What was your favorite picture book as a kid? I Read [...]
Always Peachy by Amy C. Williams (book review)
Get your copy here! Life never turns out the way we think it will, does it?Amy Williams shows how not to live in constant negativity or focus on what is wrong but the answer is not to pretend everything is fine. This book is an honest look at life and [...]
Reading Recommendations with Crystal Bowman and Sue Schlesman
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? Crystal: The Pokey Little Puppy Sue: The Tale of Peter Rabbit What was the first “real” book (with chapters and without pictures) you remember reading? Crystal: Nancy Drew Sue: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler What was your [...]
The Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories by Celeste Fletcher McHale (book review)
Get your copy here! A year ago, Jacey was trapped on a rooftop during a flood with perfect strangers, including a family and a man named Colin. After two days there together, she had no doubt that Colin was the man of her dreams. When they were finally rescued he [...]
Staging is Murder by Grace Topping (book review)
Get your copy here! Laura Bishop just nabbed her first decorating commission—staging for sale a 19th-century mansion that hasn’t been updated for decades. But when a body falls from a laundry chute and lands at Laura’s feet, replacing flowered wallpaper becomes the least of her duties. To clear her young [...]