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 [...]
Reading Recommendations with Annie Yorty
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? Is it possible to pick just one favorite? The Fire Cat by Esther Averill Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. What was the first “real” book (with chapters and without pictures) you remember reading? Little House on the Prairie series [...]
Grown-Up Pose by Sonya Lalli (book review)
Get your copy here! A delightfully modern look at what happens for a young woman when tradition, dating, and independence collide, from acclaimed author Sonya Lalli. Adulting shouldn’t be this hard. Especially in your thirties. Having been pressured by her tight-knit community to get married at a young age to [...]