Brag #1: Back in July feeling overwhelmed because of being 16 reviews behind I set myself a little challenge to catch up by mid Septembe...

What do Temple Grandin, Wu Zetian, Nellie Bly, Hedy Lamarr, and Nzinga all have in common? You got it! They are all rebel ladies who rocke...

Suite Française was written by  Irène Némirovsky as the events of WWII were unfolding. The book consists of two novellas, " Storm in...

Best Political Moment of the Week: #PlaidShirtGuy. PhotoCredit: We Hunted the Mammoth Weather: Beautiful. Temperatures in the mid-70s. ...

Artemis is Andy Weir's sophomore effort as a novelist and after his success with The Martian is it any wonder that this book is bein...

Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted by Rose City Reader .  Share the opening quote from the book. Th e Friday 56 is hosted at Freda's...

Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge Viking Press, 2018 I became aware of Elizabeth Partridge jus...

In Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned right down to the allowable house designs and fines are handed out if lawn...

Gourmet Popcorn rose still looking lovely! Weather: Overcast, temperature in the low 60s right now which is a respite from the hot summ...

End of the month. End of Austen in August for another year. It was a good month providing me with another opportunity to discover me about a...