What’s in the Works? Write The Novel.

I write when I need to write. When the words are in my head and need to come out. Sorry about that, but all the “coming out” words are going into my novel rather than this website. So, the novel. Now that I’ve mentioned it, I should expand upon it. The novel now has a […]

Book Review From the Verge: Good Bones and Simple Murders by Margaret Atwood

You know that I love Margaret Atwood and am incredibly excited to see her in the spring, so it’s only fitting to do a quick re-read of some of her books. Good Bones and Simple Murders is a collection of whimsical-caustic-witty-parodies-and otherwise wonderful short pieces. She skewers the traditional views of women in fairy tales, reveals […]

Book Review: The Missing by C.L. Taylor

William Morrow, and imprint of Harper Collins, was kind enough to send me this book for review. I usually ghostwrite reviews for another website, but I’m trying to increase this type of content here, for you. Of course, that’s if you happen to stop by and read it… This is the first novel I’ve read […]

Let’s Talk About mother!

  By now you have likely been pummeled by headlines denouncing the latest film by Darren Aronofsky, mother! It has been intensely polarizing and there doesn’t seem to be any middle ground. Why? Because people are either really looking at it and focusing on the film or they are only seeing the surface and taking it at […]

Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Full disclosure: I read this book because it was on a list of books “to read before you see the movie” even though I have no intention of thinking of considering seeing the movie. Period. I liked the cover. Shallow, but true. Little did I know it was about cancer. The thing is, this wasn’t […]

Book Review: Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz

I love Odd Thomas. I really do. The character has charmed me from the first book in the series… until now. Suddenly, he has an enigmatic sidekick… and I don’t like her. She seems to serve no real p This entry in the series relies on intricate science theories and horror instead of Odd’s talents […]

The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian are Strangers I Don’t Want to Meet at Night

I just finished reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t what I got. It was definitely strange. And a lot happens at night. But what about the herbalists and their bizarre obsession with the 10-year-old twin girls who just moved into town with their family? What […]

The Art of Fielding is an Art of Writing

I wasn’t going to read this book. I didn’t care what the reviews were or how many lists it was on. I was NOT going to read it. I don’t like sports books, so why would I? Well, my book club gave me the reason. It is this month’s selection. When I started reading The […]

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen – the Monkey is Bad but the Book is Good

If you have read Hiaasen before, you know that he writes environmentally friendly novels… with bizarre characters… and even more bizarre circumstances. This one contains a bad monkey, a severed arm with the middle finger up, mango popsicles, greed, violence, and revenge. Just another day in Florida. It’s out this summer. Read it. You won’t […]

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer

This is not a new book… but we read it for my book club and everyone was pleasantly surprised. I say “pleasantly” because I am that member who chooses books outside of everyone’s comfort zone. This was a compilation of short stories that was wonderfully written. Each was a snapshot of a life in transition. […]