Sam gave me this book for my birthday last year. AI suggested it to him as a substitute for Ann Patchett, whose next book doesn’t come out u...

The Silent Hen is a book written by my first cousin once removed and released by hybrid publisher Atmosphere Press. Helen's parents (my ...

Initially, Sam wasn't thrilled about the idea of watching  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  on TV (he'd read a review that described ...

Just finished another Bathroom Book, which Sam bought for me nearly 3 years ago when I was experiencing a life slump where I felt like I was...

I really enjoyed dreaming my way through these two gardening books. Sam gave them to me for my birthday, after I had mentioned that I would ...

It is currently colder than it has any right to be in this part of the world, and I want nothing more than to put my feet somewhere warm (id...

I've cooked my way through another Melissa Clark cookbook! But not  Dinner in French (yet--I took the easy way out and put that one on t...

 I had such fun reading this book! And I'm sad that it's over.  Could Hercule Poirot's Christmas be considered high literature?...

Life is too short to read books you don’t love. But the problem is… how do you know if you’ll love a book before you read it? Sam gave me a ...

I've mentioned Modern General in Santa Fe before, but it's worth mentioning again. It's a kind of cafe (though I've never ea...

I usually tend to stay away from ARCs, just as I stay away from self-published novels, for two reasons: one, I prefer to let publishing comp...

Yep, it’s official. I like Sloane Crosley’s essays more than I like her novels.   The Clasp  is the story of Victor, Kezia and Nathaniel, co...