7.8 Why A Brief History Of Seven Killings Stands Out
byI have been a huge fan of the singer Bob Marley ever since I was a kid. I’m probably dating myself here, but my…
Literary Fiction
7.8 I have been reading last year’s Man Booker award winner – A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James for the past couple…
- Teaser Tuesdays: A Brief History of Seven Killings
Our weekend in Instagram Pictures
byI have contemplated a blog layout change for some time. I’ve generally been feeling pretty uninspired and (oh did I mention super-busy and distracted?)…
Being a mother of two children who are mad about Kinder Joy eggs, reading this excerpt from The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa made me feel so immeasurably sad.
Here, a small child from the Gaza strip mourns the loss of Kinder Joy eggs when they are under siege by the Israelis.
- Teaser Tuesdays: The Blue Between Sky and Water
Top Ten Tuesdays: Top Recent Reads
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list our recent 5-star reads. Since I rarely classify books as…
Teaser Tuesdays: Snow Falling on Cedars
byThis book has been on my TBR list for a long time. Finally, I got around to it a couple of weeks ago, and…
The Lives of Others
byThe aging patriarch and matriarch of the Ghosh family preside over their large household, made up of their five adult children and their respective…
6.6 Go Set a Watchman: A Sequel Mired in Controversy
byMaycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch–“Scout”–returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil…
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Romances
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have mandated a a Valentine Day-based freebie, and very predictably I thought I’d list my…
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books of 2015
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the top books I read in 2015. This year, I…