The Secret Life of Bees

I read The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd when it came out in 2002, so I could remember the basic plot but not a lot of the details of the story.  For me, this was probably a good thing, because I usually don’t like a movie after I’ve read the book because [...]

Happy Halloween

I searched for a picture of Vance and/or Adam in a Halloween costume and just couldn’t find a good one.   I think this one has a Halloween flavor, so I’m sharing it.  Happy Halloween!  I hope  your day is full of treats!

Review: The Gate House

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille picks up where The Gold Coast left off.  John and Susan Sutter have been divorced for ten years; he’s been living in London and she’s been in Hilton Head and then back to their old home on Long Island.  John has to return to Long Island to manage the [...]

Kathleen Kent on Blog Talk Radio

Kathleen Kent was on Blog Talk Radio yesterday and if you missed the show, you can still listen to it.  Click here for the recording.  Kathleen was fascinating  – she spoke of her research and her pride in Martha Carrier.  She talked about family and her favorite authors.     It’s hard to believe that The Heretic’s [...]

Life After Genius Guest Post and Book Giveaway

M. Ann Jacoby is the author of the newly released book Life After Genius.   Once she decided she wanted to write a novel, it took her ten years to complete it.  (Let’s hope her next one doesn’t take that long.)  Jacoby designs book covers and submitted a sample cover with her manuscript.  Here’s what she [...]

Blog Talk Radio with Kathleen Kent

Miriam from Hachette Books is interviewing Kathleen Kent, the author of The Heretic’s Daughter on Blog Talk Radio at 1PM Eastern Time today.  You can listen here or you can call (646)378-0040 to listen.  You can log into the chat room and Miriam might ask your question on the air!  If you miss the live [...]

Tuesday Thingers

This week’s question: Legacy libraries. With which legacy libraries do you share books? Tell us a little about a couple of them and what you share.

Once again, Marie has come up with a question about a feature I didn’t even know existed.  I had to search, but I finally found legacy libraries under statistics.  It [...]

In The Land of Invisible Women Free Download and Book Giveaway

In The Land of Invisible Women is Dr. Qanta Ahmed’s memoir of the two year’s she spent as a doctor in Saudi Arabia.  Here’s a review from Publishers Weekly:
This memoir is a journey into a complex world readers will find fascinating and at times repugnant. After being denied a visa to remain in the [...]

Mailbox Monday

I had another good week in books.  Now I need to find more time to read.  Here’s what I received this week:
Monday – The mailman brought Where Am I Wearing? by Kelsey Timmerman from Wiley.
Tuesday – I got the copy of Walking Through Walls by Philip Smith that I won from Nancy at Bookfoolery and [...]

Herbed Chicken in Pastry

This recipe is so easy, I’m almost embarrassed to post it.  When I served it the other night, Carl said he felt like he was dining in a top restaurant in New York City.  Well, with praise like that, I knew it’s a keeper.  This recipe would be easy to modify.  Here it is:
4 boneless [...]