Reading Recommendations from Kathy Cassel
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? The whole Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr series. They are Swedish triplets who had all sorts of adventures. What was the first “real” book (with chapters and without pictures) you remember reading? The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary Or the [...]
When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison (book review)
Get your copy here! As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, it's her job to cater other peoples' dates, and that's just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. She's [...]
A Stitch in Time by Allison Bottke (book review)
Get your copy here! In the course of one year Dee Decker . . . . . . has gastric bypass surgery and loses 150 pounds . . . separates from her husband . . . buys a whole new wardrobe . . . flourishes in her glamorous fundraiser job [...]
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt (book review)
Get your copy here! Bob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books and small comforts in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he encounters a confused elderly woman lost in a market and returns her to the senior center [...]
The Reluctant Fortune-Teller by Keziah Frost (book review)
Get your copy here! Norbert Zelenka has always lived life on the sidelines. It's how at seventy-three years old he finds himself broke and alone except for the company of a Chihuahua. But when Carlotta's Club--three strong-willed seniors with a flair for drama and plenty of time on their hands--decide [...]