Book Talk: Re-Reading Elswyth Thane’s Williamsburg Novels

I’ve been reading Elswyth Thane’s Williamsburg series for most of my life, some of them more times than others. Recently I decided to read all seven of the books, and while some of my opinions hold, a few have changed… Read moreBook Talk: Re-Reading Elswyth Thane’s Williamsburg Novels

BookTalk: Pity Poor Mrs. Popper

We’ve started reading chapter books to Baguette at bedtime. Our first was The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. Neither Mr. Sandwich nor I had read that as children, and we’re continuing that with our next selection: Mr. Popper’s… Read moreBookTalk: Pity Poor Mrs. Popper

Book Talk: The Emerald Key

Sponsored: I received a free Advance Reader’s Copy of The Emerald Key in exchange for writing a review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. So one of my friends has written a book! Co-authored, actually. The Emerald Key,… Read moreBook Talk: The Emerald Key

Book Talk: Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven is the book that really, really convinced me to stop reading post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction. Sure you might think that The Road would have done that. But while I found Cormac McCarthy’s father-and-son novel… Read moreBook Talk: Station Eleven

Here Be Spoilers

That’s it. That’s your warning. If you read beyond this (which I’m adding for those of you who get previews in your RSS readers), then consider yourself to have made an informed choice. You’re about to read plot and character… Read moreHere Be Spoilers