Category Archives: Book Reviews
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (2015) Q. What is creativity? A. The relationship between a human being and the mysteries of inspiration. When people hear that I’m a blogger, they often ask how I come up … Continue reading
Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (2015) Rarely has a book been as highly anticipated as Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman. The discovery of a long-lost manuscript by the author of the beloved classic To Kill a Mockingbird … Continue reading
Dads Who Go The Distance
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (2013) Us by David Nicholls (2014) Father’s Day is the perfect time to highlight two noteworthy books featuring particularly intrepid dads. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of … Continue reading
The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (2013) “Where is the spiritual value of rowing?…The losing of self entirely to the cooperative effort of the crew as a whole.” George Yeoman Pocock Once in a while, a … Continue reading
The Rosie Effect
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion (2014) If you enjoyed The Rosie Project as much as I did, you’ll be thrilled to know that Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back in Graeme Simsion’s second novel The Rosie Effect. Not … Continue reading
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (2014) Once upon a time, there was a French girl who was enthralled by the creatures that dwell in the sea. In a land far away lived a German boy who … Continue reading
Don’t Judge A Book By Its Genre
One of my favorite blogs is The Book Jam. I always look forward to getting the latest book recommendations from Lisa Christie and Lisa Cadow, friends and avid readers in Norwich, Vermont. The Book Jam also features author interviews and … Continue reading
