"Sober Mercies"

my take: This memoir is written by a woman who at first glance might seem impervious to alcoholism … a …

"Imaginings of Sand"

my take: I love reading novels for a trip. My youngest son graduated high school this spring and family tradition …

"Carry On, Warrior"

my take: I was introduced to Momastery.com by my Pastor Heidi a few years back as part of an adult …

"Leon and Louise"

my take: It’s amazing how many books have come from World War II. My friend Julie and I have oft …

"The Language of Flowers"

my take: The book seems rather pertinent as I’ve recently encountered stories on the foster care system: On CBS Sunday Morning, …

"The Syringa Tree"

my take: I read this whilst on vacation in South Africa on the recommendation of a friend. It was great …

"Until I Say Good-bye"

my take: After seeing a segment on the Today Show (and mopping my tears), I hopped on Amazon to order …

Bread & Wine

my take: This is Shauna’s third book of essays/memoir. In Bittersweet, it was pretty clear from her writing that she …

Gone Girl

my take: I’d heard mixed reviews for this book … some loved it, some hated it, some seemed overwhelmed by …

The Night Train

my take: If you’ve never read Walking Across Eygpt, stop reading this and go find it and get back here …

"Breakfast with Buddha"

my take: I really liked this. I laughed, I cried, I came away a better person. This novel puts you …

The Burgess Boys

my take: I love everything Elizabeth Strout has written. I pre-ordered this on Amazon and just bided my time. Worth …

What Came from the Stars

my take: I’ve loved everything I’ve read by Gary Schmidt … he currently teaches at my alma mater … so …

"Unwasted"

my take: Another book on addiction/recovery … this is a memoir of an alcoholic on how she learned to live …

How it’s Done

my take: How often do you get to read a published book by someone you know? It came out on …

How to be a Woman

my take: Whoa. This was a tough one. The first few chapters had the book chicks emailing to see if …

"The Good House"

my take: This reminded me of Olive Kitteridge (which I highly recommend, by the by) in that the narrator is a …

"This is How"

my take: One of my ladies in recovery suggested this … she was gleaning great truths and underlining multiple passages. …

"The Age of Miracles"

my take: I loved this. It sounds lame to say it’s ‘novel’ but it’s true. Something different. A great new …