Little Bee by Chris Cleave (book review)
Get your copy here. We don't want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know enough to buy it so we will just say this: This is the story of two women. [...]
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair (book review)
Get your copy here! I’m not sure which is worse--the lawyer handling my grandmother’s estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Just kidding--I’ll take the pelican any day. After graduation, I thought I’d be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I’m renovating [...]
Book Recommendations from Sandra Glahn
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? As the fourth of five kids, I loved it when my parents would read Pepito’s Story to me. It had dramatic pictures with the deepest blues and yellows, and its lyric prose carried an important message: If every child were like [...]
Bloom in the Dark: Stories of Hope and Redemption by Paula Mosher Wallace (book review)
Get your copy here! Have you ever experienced a hurt that didn't qualify for a sympathy card? Did embarrassment or shame keep you from getting help or support? Do you have a loved one who's been abused? Many women face trauma and abuse. In these pages, you will read 30 [...]
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (book review)
Beach Rules: Do take long walks on the sand. Do put an umbrella in every cocktail. Do NOT run into your first love. Sam’s life is on track. She has the perfect doctor fiancé, Jack (his strict routines are a good thing, really), a great job in Manhattan (unless they [...]