"A grandmother who only ever wanted to protect her two little girls. A mother who did the unthinkable years before. A father lost in his...

Let me set the scene. Last month. Home for the weekend to close up my family home before the closing.Before it is no longer my family...

If you haven't read Wiley Cash before, start now. He won't disappoint. Set in North Carolina in the 80s, Cash does a great job of...

Life ebbs and flows. As Charles Dickens once said, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." I stenciled that adage (I'm...

The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman lent itself nicely to a quick weekend flight to Florida to visit a friend. I started it on the...

It's happened. My house, minus my husband; our dog, Jane Austen; and our cat, Dudley; is empty. My children are now both at college. It's...

"Some castles are haunted by more than ghosts" is what is written on the back side of the cover on Kate Moretti's newest novel Girls of...

I saw an amazing art installation the other day in Concord, MA during a walk with a dear friend. I'll be honest, I don't frequent art...

I posted a picture on my author facebook page of a rather pretty knob. I know, a knob. But it's a pretty knob. It's a knob to use on a...

This can be a very short book recommendation. GO OUT AND DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK. That's really all I need to say, except there is a lot of...

This was the first audio book I listened to on the start of my 31 hour solo road trip last week. I downloaded it free from my libary...

I had 31 hours of solo car drive to do last week, (Yes, you read that correctly, 31 of a solo car drive ) so I opted for some audio...

As a young working mother, I was bombarded with rules about “the firsts.” All the baby books are about firsts. I must write down my...

I think tiny librariest are adorable. You know the ones. They are scattered through small towns, on people's front lawns, in parks. They...

I have an app on my phone called "1 Second a Day." The idea behind it is to take a picture everyday for a year. The app compiles them...

"Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." And from there the everyday life of Clarissa Dalloway is present for all to read....

If you've never made Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate brownies, you haven't lived. There has never been a brownie baked, boxed or from...

Another debut novel by a new writer! The Sanatorium is a a crime thriller set against the backdrop of an old sanatorium turned into spa...

I was talking with my friend the other day on the phone. It started the way the majority of phone calls start. 1. I had called her. 2....

It seems lately I've taken to reading "debut" novels by authors who instantly become national bestsellers. Jill Santapolo already has...