Vera Brittain was in many ways a typical female product of a slightly repressive, prosperous, late Victorian family. Despite the potential stultification, she developed an
As the wife of an active-duty naval officer, Andria Williams recognizes the range of difficulties that can be encountered by military spouses. In her first
My Life on the Road Several times in her most recent memoir, My Life on the Road, Gloria Steinem admits her affinity for cultures that
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!
Georgia, a Novel of Georgia O’Keeffe To capture in words an artistry larger than words may sound impossible, but Dawn Tripp has achieved this lofty
Uprooted Naomi Novik’s novel Uprooted is what fantasy films are made of. The story follows Agnieszka, who fears that the mysterious wizard known only as
Behold the Cameroonian Dreamers Not long ago, I reviewed Americanah, a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about Nigerian immigrants and their American experiences. Imbolo Mbue’s
One of the delights of “Bookin’ with Sunny” is discovering books and authors you otherwise might miss. That’s true for reviewers as well as for
The Whole Town’s Talking When I taught creative writing, I always urged my students to think about audience. “Who will want to read what you
VICTORIA THE QUEEN: AN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY OF THE WOMAN WHO RULED AN EMPIRE The inevitable question I am asked: is the TV series recently aired
ADULT BOOKSTORE – WHY POETRY TODAY? I love books, poetry, and bookstores (especially ones with used books). I write poetry, I read poetry, but I
THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON – A MORE TIMELY READ THAN EVER Totalitarian is an old-fashioned word but then the Democratic People’s Republic of [North] Korea
IN THE NAME OF THE FAMILY I am a great fan of historical novelist Sarah Dunant. When I wrote a “Bookin’ with Sunny” review of
EDUCATED, A MEMOIR In 2014 at age twenty-seven, Idaho-born Tara Westover received a Ph.D. in history from Cambridge University, UK. Remarkable? Yes. Made more remarkable
WHAT THE EYES DON’T SEE The contributions of immigrants to the articulation of and striving towards the “American Dream” are unassailable. Those contributions are still
MY KITCHEN YEAR Ruth Reichl: My Kitchen Year was reviewed by Ann Ronald in Bookin’ with Sunny in 2016. Ann’s review set the stage for
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