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How many times in my life have I heard the phrase, "Kids are resilient?" I have said it myself, but in reading The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkins, I see how hollow and insufficient those words can be. Lyndie is a character who is not unlike one of our favorite characters in literature, Scout... Continue Reading →
A very short story of two flight attendants in frank discussion during a transatlantic flight. It is in script format and was originally done as a one-act play. This really allows for the reader to focus on every piece of dialogue. The main character of the story is Emily, who is newly trained and admits... Continue Reading →
A little while back, Beth and I had connected about our love for graphic novels. I have just gotten into them in the last 4 months or so, but she has been reading them for a good while. She gave me some tips on some older titles and then she asked if I waned to... Continue Reading →
A touching, honest, and informative memoir about Lucy Knisley's ordeals and triumphs on her way to becoming a mother. The book is broken up into many sections... detailing the myths of each part of pregnancy and Knisley's own steps through the process. From dealing with infertility and miscarriage to the overwhelming anxieties of bringing a... Continue Reading →
Three things got me fired up for the new baseball season this week: seeing my neighbor and his son play catch, buying a pack of sunflower seeds, and reading this book. K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches is exactly what I love about the game, the stories. Kepner relays the building of relationships... Continue Reading →
Christophe André was working for Doctors Without Borders in Chechnya in 1997. Working on the admin side of the NGO operation, his biggest worry was that local thugs would try to steal the monthly payroll out of the safe. But one night a group of men break into the annex building where he was sleeping,... Continue Reading →
In the midst of a decades-old war, a monastery is attacked. Rumors have it that there is a Kalyazin cleric within who has the rare power to call on any and all of the gods for magic. The Tranavian blood mages see this threat as a way the enemy could turn the tides of war.... Continue Reading →
Everything about this book is subtle. The artwork, the story, the characters. A simple plot: A drifter mother comes home to visit her 8-10 year old daughter and her estranged partner. After a couple days, there is a possibility she may stay... Laced with themes of longing, secrets, sexual tension, and unbalance, Hobo Mom is... Continue Reading →
My blog-birthday was actually on the 4th or 5th of the month... I didn't get a notification from WordPress, so Kal from Reader Voracious had to remind me about it since we both started our blogs at about the same time. The most important thing I want to say is Thank You! Thank you to my fellow... Continue Reading →
