How did I ever make it out of American Childhood of the 70s without reading The Phantom Tollbooth ? Somehow I'd never even heard of it u...

I was not looking forward to reading this book AT ALL. Not only do I have a (possibly unfair) bias against books with more than one author...

"Sometimes, she thought, courage was simply a matter of putting one foot in front of another and not stopping." I first heard of...

The day I read this book was the lovely sort of day I thought only existed in my dreams--or in my childhood. I was sick (well, I could have ...

I first heard about Lady Audley's Secret (and its author) when Margaret Lea picked it up to re-read it in The Thirteenth Tale . I don...

First post of the new year! Never mind the fact that we're already midway through February. I've got to start somewhere. Contrary ...

The Secret Garden is a fondly-remembered childhood favorite of mine. At my seventh birthday party, I was given two copies as gifts! I know ...

Well, I told you I was going to hate this book. And, what do you know? I was right. Not only is World War Z (obviously) about war (ugh!)...

"A few years back, when I finally got smart enough to go to a therapist, she asked me how I had held things together all these years. I...

I'd heard about this book from several bloggers, though I can't quite recall what it was that convinced me I needed to read it (whic...

Maybe the title should have clued me in, but this book is kind of depressing. It chronicles vignettes from the lives of Mark, Sam and Keith,...

. . . and my kids are fully aware of that fact. One could even say they exploit my weakness. I should know better than to even go in there a...