I love going to the movies. I love sitting in the back row of the theater, the screen in front looming large and all enveloping. I love...

If you somehow managed to make it through high school without ever reading To Kill a Mockingbird, then I would have to say as a reader,...

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I know there has been a lot of controversy regarding cultural appropriation in Jeanine Cummins' novel American Dirt, but I want to just...

As I read this book, I saw it playing in my head- a movie reel forwarding frame to frame. Although I can't seem to find any indication...

I turned 51 today. I will now need to live to be 102 to be considered middle age. I came across this Facebook post today from 2 years ago...

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I'll admit that this is not one of my newest reads, nor is it a new-to-the-market book. I read it when I first moved out to Wisconsin in...

If you are looking for a novel to read out the month of February while the cold still lingers with holiday memories, this might be what...

When I was 18 my cousin asked me to go see a tarot card/palm reader with her. It was the summer of 1988, and I had just graduated high...

I have a confession to make...Elizabeth Berg is one of my favorite authors of women's literature. Years ago I read a short story by her...

On December 29, a few days after Christmas, I set off on my 124.3 walk around the Ring of Kerry. I've done it before by motorcoach, a few...

For going on 19 years (it really could be more- time blurs together after five), my husband has been part of a secret society known only...

I know Christmas is over and done with, but there's still snow outside, and I still have candles in my windows-whatever one needs to do...

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a huge fan of nonfiction. It's not my "go to" genre. When I do read it, I find myself skimming...

I've been to Wales before, and look forward to when I can go back. I think of the green rollling hills and the pastoral landscape. Author...

I must confess that I am a die hard fan of classic literature. And I must confess that my dog's name is Jane Austen. Yes, she has a first...

I wasn't prepared for March 22,2000. It came out of nowhere, blindsiding my sense of safety that I had been holding close like a...

As I reader I've always been interested in what makes a writer write. What is it? When did they know it's what they wanted to do? Was it...

Call it the dark nights of winter or the isolation of 2020, but I've lately found myself drawn to mysteries. Ruth Ware is one of those...