Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World Alison Weir, author of fourteen books on Medieval and Renaissance Britain, has now written about nearly
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World Alison Weir, author of fourteen books on Medieval and Renaissance Britain, has now written about nearly
This alternate history novel takes us back to Tudor England’s royal family in the mid-sixteenth century. In reality, Anne Boleyn bore a female child to
Dear Bookin’ with Sunny, my niece is ten years old and crazy about horses. Can you recommend any good horse stories? I can’t afford to
Queen’s Gambit: A Novel of Katherine Parr Successful historical novels draw the reader into a bygone milieu, bringing historic characters to life while describing colorful
With this novel Hilary Mantel joins a short list of novelists who have won two Booker Prizes since the competition’s inception in 1969. Bring Up
THE GOOD LORD BIRD It’s not any wonder that James McBride’s latest book, The Good Lord Bird won the 2013 National Book Award, and I
My Life in Middlemarch Rebecca Mead pretends to be writing a riff on her own life as it echoes various Middlemarch themes, but in truth
Henry Porter’s The Bell Ringers is set in England’s future, the very immediate future. Next week? Next month? Next year? It isn’t science fiction; rather,
For anyone who loves nineteenth-century American literature, and I do, April Bernard’s Miss Fuller: A Novel catches the quasi-archaic tone perfectly. Bernard’s characters understand exactly
Rules of Civility As I read books for “Bookin’ with Sunny,” I realize that I’m always trying to put new publications in the context of
Recommending a book for dad is much easier than a title for mom, at least that was my experience when I pounded the brick and
Reading Journal, November 30, 2012 A member of our Clayton Community Library Book Club recommended David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas to me quite a few months ago.
The complete title of this amazing book is To Engineer is Human, The Role of Failure in Successful Design. I’m pretty sure all of you
The Thanksgiving Visitor My annual reading of Truman Capote’s beloved story, The Thanksgiving Visitor, a tale of the spirit of giving, is my bellwether that
A BANQUET FOR HUNGRY GHOSTS – NEWS I am a huge fan of Ying Chang Compestine, which makes me happy to republish my updated review
Three more days before heading up to Portland, Oregon for Christmas, and gifts are already carefully packed unwrapped–security will know what my son is getting
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