About the author: Kristan Higgins is the bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, National Public Radio, Library Journal, iBooks and Amazon have named Kristan’s books to their best… Read More Book Review: ‘If You Only Knew’, by Kristan Higgins
About the author: Lauren Baratz-Logsted is the author of over 25 books for adults, teens (including The Twin’s Daughter and Little Women and Me), and children (The Sisters 8, a nine-book series she created with her husband and daughter). Before becoming an author, Lauren was an independent bookseller, freelance editor, Publishers Weekly reviewer, sort-of librarian,… Read More Book Review: ‘The Sisters Club’, by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
About the author: Dr. Paul Roumeliotis is an expert on early child health and wellness and a health communications pioneer. His educational content has reached millions of people online and he is regularly featured on television and radio. He is an adjunct professor of pediatrics and former director of Multi-Format Health Communications for the Faculty… Read More Book Review: ‘Baby Comes Home: A Parent’s Guide to a Healthy and Well First Eighteen Months’, by Paul Roumeliotis
Happy Sunday! As you ready yourself for another great week, are you wondering what to take along with you on your commute? Take a peek at this week’s recommended commute companion! ‘Scar of the Bamboo Leaf, by Sieni A.M. Review here. Purchase here. Synopsis: That boy is like the bamboo…foreign and unknown in this environment.… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘Scar of the Bamboo Leaf’, by Sieni A.M.
Janet DeLee’s latest book, Taking Leaps and Finding Ghosts, is a delightful, pleasant read that takes regular people going through regular things (and some…) growing through the process and ending up in a better place because of it. In short, it is a story that will resonate with many, if not all readers. I picked… Read More Book Review: ‘Taking Leaps and Finding Ghosts’, by Janet DeLee
Happy Sunday! As you ready yourself for another great week, are you wondering what to take along with you on your commute? Take a peek at this week’s recommended commute companion! ‘All The Bright Places’, by Jennifer Niven Review: Here. Synopsis: “Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘All The Bright Places’, by Jennifer Niven
My husband and I spent a few years in Israel, and so were immediately attracted to this book, a recommendation made at our local library’s Tuesday Night Library Nights event. Borna finished it first and liked it so much that it got bumped up on my TBR list! His review is short so I won’t… Read More Borna’s Monthly Book Review: ‘Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City’, by Guy Delisle
About the author: Emmy-award-winning television journalist, producer and author Tamsen Fadal is no stranger to starting over. Following a very public divorce, Tamsen decided it was time to take her life back, this time as one of a growing group of women: the new single. A group of women who are learning that finding, fixing and falling (back) in love… Read More Book Review: ‘The New Single’, by Tamsen Fadal
I prefer to think that police officers are neither callous nor stupid; they perform such an important public service after all. Similarly, I would like to think that most reporters are searching for the truth and not to sell a story; they play such a big role when it comes to us understanding our reality… Read More Book Review: ‘Beyond Suspicion’ by Catherine A. Winn
As we try to navigate the various influences that society is exerting on us in order to lead healthy lives as strong, spiritual, noble beings, we will no doubt come across the influences of celebrity culture, especially if we live in North America. This makes the information available in books such as Timothy Caulfield’s book,… Read More Book Review: ‘Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash’ by Timothy Caulfield