

Welcome to Marj Cordova – BWS is cooking now!
WELCOME TO MARJ CORDOVA OUR NEW REVIEWER OF COOKBOOKS Finally! We found somebody brave enough to tackle cookbooks. Marj is the only foodie I know,
WELCOME TO MARJ CORDOVA OUR NEW REVIEWER OF COOKBOOKS Finally! We found somebody brave enough to tackle cookbooks. Marj is the only foodie I know,
WELCOME TO MARTHA L. HILDRETH, OUR NEWEST REVIEWER Bookin’ with Sunny is happy to announce Martha Hildreth, its newest member of our team. From
I’m not the first to say that reading and writing felt impossible after completing an MFA program: one comprehensive exam and a thesis defense later,
SNAFU – REMEDIED Last night I attempted to post a book review of Toni Morrison’s novel Home. The keyword is “attempted.” I did everything right. Three times
New Review Category: Books for the Curious Reader Books for whom? The curious reader. Those readers who might find a single book an invitation to
What’s Not to Love About Collecting and Reading Books? At seventy-six, my habit of collecting books is waning, and it has dawned on me that
READING INDOORS OR OUTDOORS Where and when do we read? I’ve come to the conclusion that the answer depends on age. I’m no longer
Our reviewer Brandy Burgess is a big moviegoer as well as a book reader and what a pleasure for us to link her review of
NEW REVIEWER ALERT AND WELCOME Bookin’ with Sunny is happy to introduce our readers to our newest reviewer, Sheila Sobell: Sheila Sobell is an award-winning
WELCOME TO BWS’S NEWEST REVIEWER – LISA PETERSON Bookin’ with Sunny is always happy to acquire new reviewers, especially those who come recommended by
WELL-READ BLACK GIRL CONFERENCE As the news broke about the successful fundraising of the Well-Read Black Girl Conference and Festival to be held on September
BEYOND BARCODES BOOKSTORE in Kokomo, Indiana is looking for help in funding. Here’s the site: https://www.fundable.com/beyond-borders First time I have ever posted support of a
Black History Month – I can’t believe I have not upgraded this essay and list of interesting titles since 2013. Today, in our frightening political
“Once upon a time – oh, many, many years ago as time is calculated by men – but which was only Yesterday in the
You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught Several months ago I was reading a children’s book I bought a few years back. It’s a story written
This week Bookin’ with Sunny published Ann Ronald’s review of Hisham Matar’s Return, a novel about Libya, family, beauty, and terrorism. American readers and most
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