I just finished the book, Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover. I was completely blown away by this story. As a child, Westover was not permitted to go to school by her father, who would prefer her to work in his junkyard instead. Her parents did not believe in education or in modern medicine, but… Read more »
My daughter brought this book home from the fourth grade book swap. The fourth grade book swap just isn’t what it used to be, is it? They grow up so fast. Sigh. Inside the back cover, we read that this book is about a newly divorced Londoner who goes to Vermont and stumbles upon a… Read more »
I read and reread the past four Tufa books very carefully, looking for things that would create beautiful scenes in a coloring book. (I drew The Tufa Coloring Book.) So, I was relieved recently to crack open Alex Bledsoe’s latest book, Gather Her Round, and just, you know. Read it. Having read the previous four… Read more »
I have some ideas I’d like to run by you, about improving War and Peace: The Prince should be a vampire. We should add Jonathan Strange, this book needs a magician! All of the men should be women. All of the women should still be women. All of the swords should be cats. This way,… Read more »
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is one pound, fifteen ounces of pure delight. I only mention the weight because it is long, and if I have any advice to others it is 1. By all means, read it! It is an excellent use of your time, and 2. Buy the kindle version! (Unless you have… Read more »
I just finished, The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova. It’s a historical fiction/horror novel about Dracula— but calling it that really doesn’t do it justice. Here are seven reasons I loved The Historian: 1. Immediately, I was drawn into this book. Kostova is a master of language. “My dear and unfortunate successor,” begins the letter that changes… Read more »
My ultimate goal in life is to read everything Dwayne Fry has written. But my “therapist” (that voice inside my head that I feed Port wine and Wheat Thins) says, “Baby steps, Shoshanah. One book at a time.” Most recently, I read Dwayne Fry’s book, Sarah With The Black Hoodie and Other Rotten Tales. And, honestly,… Read more »
