I am happy to introduce and welcome our latest book reviewer, Brandy Burgess. Brandy’s addition to the staff is one more plus in lowering the
Wilderness and the American Mind, 5th Edition First published in 1968, Wilderness and the American Mind, the seminal book about the history of the idea of
In 1909, Sigmund Freud visited America to give a series of lectures and to receive an honorary degree. Before the visit, Freud spoke of America
Gutenberg’s Apprentice While it is difficult to overemphasize the importance of moveable type and Gutenberg’s impact on the creation of the modern world, letterpress printing
My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life. Reichl’s gift, mouthwatering recipes evoking memories of our own successful and not-so-successful kitchen hours. Comfort food!
Behave Creative inspirations bubble from diverse places, but recently I’ve discovered a new authorial font. Many writers seem to be imagining stories of women whose
The Invention of Nature – Alexander von Humboldt’s New World Territorial Nevadans in the 19th century considered naming their new state-to-be Humboldt. Instead, the famous
BRONX REQUIEM How much time do we have for reading? Is page count important? No chores to do? Home from work or do we wait
MAUD MARTHA I don’t even know when I bought Maud Martha or what it was that made me finally pull it off my shelf to read back
THE LIBRARY BOOK Susan Orlean’s The Library Book couples a moving meditation on the author’s part with the solid research she has conducted in archives
THE ENGLISH WIFE When I read a book I really like, I immediately look for more titles by the same author. Lauren Willig’s The Ashford
The Bookseller introduces us to a new series featuring Hugo Marston. Much to my delight, I accidentally discovered a new mystery series (or new to
GERTRUDE STEIN HAS ARRIVED In 1933-34, just after Gertrude Stein published The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas to great acclaim, the writer and her faithful
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY POEM BY POEM The poem: Prognosis An old man alone in a house full of books who spits in the sink
WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND Ellen Marie Wiseman cites the Willard Suitcase Exhibit and a nonfiction book by Darby Penney and Peter Stastny, The Lives They
HOLIDAY SHOPPING MESSAGE – 2020 First of all, my holiday shopping message is to thank all of you readers who have visited Bookin’ with Sunny
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