Absolutely one of my favorite reads this year. This is a beautiful, poignant exploration of the human experience of bittersweetness and its place in our lives. I felt so kindred with Susan's ideas, so validated in my emotional experiences. This…
Sweety Pies is a delightfully delicious collection of pie recipes gathered from the women in the author’s life. Each recipe is accompanied by a story about the woman known for making the pie. “Patty Pinner's recipes are just as good…
Maggie’s clear and cutting poetry grapples with motherhood, divorce, grief, nature, and healing. As an Ohio poet, her Midwestern heart shone through to my own. I loved this most recent collection, her observations and growth through heartbreak and change in…
In The Library Book, Susan Orlean tells the fascinating story of the fire at the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986. It's a crime mystery blended with the cultural history of Los Angeles as well as a behind-the-scenes look at…
Absolutely fascinating memoir. I couldn't put it down. I hadn't heard of Judith Heumann and her work before reading this and I learned so much about her and the movements and legislation she helped shape. Highly recommend! Borrow Being Heumann: Book…
Discussing topics such as how the Sweet Valley Confidential book would have been better written by fans of the series and what it's like to be a first time professor, this is a great collection of funny and thoughtful essays…
Being Mortal really gets you thinking about the process of dying and how it is currently handled in the US. It goes into how we currently treat dying from old age as a medical condition that needs to be treated by…
Betty White is always entertaining. In If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) she sets the record straight that she does indeed like animals better than people, dishes about her crush on Robert Redford, and takes us behind the…
A Street Cat Named Bob is the true story of a recovering drug addict and a stray cat. Easy read and so heart warming. This is a must read for cat lovers especially. Borrow A Street Cat Named Bob: Book…
This book helps us understand what motivates people to immigrate to the United States and what their lives are like after immigrating. Kao Kalia Yang is a wonderful author and in this book she shares the recollections and experiences of…