Purple Hibiscus

my take:This was on my pile of books to read before the Festival of Faith & Writing. as such, I …

A Grown up Kind of Pretty

my take: Thank you, Joshilyn. You’ve done it again! It was worth the wait. I work with women in addiction …

The Devil’s Highway

my take: I read this in preparation for the Festival of Faith and Writing. It’s a pretty serious book – …

The Paris Wife

my take: As soon as I finished this I did two things: 1) checked Wikipedia to see if the facts …

"amy inspired"

my take: my mother handed me this and said she’d had low expectations and had been pleasantly surprised that she …

Into the Beautiful North

my take: I’m reading all things Urrea in preparation for the Festival of Faith and Writing in April. While this …

The Tiger’s Wife

my take: Of late I’ve been reading “different” books … this got me started on the path less taken: magical …

“Queen of America”

My take: I was so excited to read this … the continuation of The Hummingbird’s Daughter. I was a bit …

Getting Things Done

my take: In a chapter in the book Willpower, a professional organizer helps Drew Carey get his office life together. …

"everything is illuminated"

my take: i love to travel, and i especially love to listen to guides speak English with an accent and …

A Gate at the Stairs

my take: My mother had two copies of this, so she tossed one my way – without recommendation or explanation …

A Simple Act of Gratitude

my take: I read this in a day … a little book with lots of inspiration. I include gratitude suggestions …

"House of Prayer No. 2"

My take: This memoir left me breathless. I’ve never read a memoir written with such urgency. I kept waiting for …

The Madonnas of Leningrad

my take: It would seem that this book has the perfect mix to be super depressing: Russia, World War II, …

A Visit from the Goon Squad

my take: I was eager to read this after having read about Jennifer Egan on the NPR books website. Unfortunately, …

Food Rules

my take: I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma a couple years ago (my copy is at Lakewood Family Medicine if anyone …

Willpower

my take: This is right up my alley … informative, practical, full of anecdotal stories, (some of very famous people), …