Publisher and Publication Date: Simon and Schuster. 2019. Genre: Narrative nonfiction. Biography. Pages: 400. Format: Hardcover. Source: Library. Audience: Readers of biographies, especially people who are well-known in Blues music, and the 1960s era. Rating: Excellent. Link for the book @ Amazon. Links for further reading about Janis Joplin. Summary: Janis Lyn Joplin was born […]

My paperback edition. The 1st American edition in 1899 published by Doubleday and McClure. Publisher and Publication Date: Norton Critical Edition. W. W. Norton & Company Ltd. 1997. First published in 1897. Genre: Fiction. Horror. Pages: 512. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of horror and vampires. Rating: Very good. Link at Amazon

Publisher and Publication Date: Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company. Trade paperback edition 2020. Genre: Fiction. Greek mythology. Pages: 393. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of Greek mythology, women in literature, and adventure. Rating: Excellent.

Publisher and Publication Date: The New American Library/Signet Classic. 1965. First published in 1860. Genre: Fiction. Classic literature. British literature. Format: Paperback. Pages: 560. Source: Self-purchase.Audience: Readers of classic 19th century British literature. Readers of family stories. Rating: Good.

Publisher and Publication Date: Park Row Books. January 29, 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 377.Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Historical fiction readers especially those who read WWII stories. Rating: Very good. Link @ Amazon. Link @ Barnes and Noble. Pam Jenoff’s Goodreads/ website/ Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram. Summary: February 1946. New York City, NY. Grace Healey is […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Kregel Publications. March 24, 2020. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Parents of tweens and teens. Pages: 224. Source: I received a complimentary paperback copy from Kregel, I was not required to leave a positive review. Audience: For Christian parents of tweens and teens. Rating: Excellent. Link at Amazon  Link at Kregel Publications for […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Ryland Peters & Small. 2017Genre: Nonfiction. Pages: 144. Format: Hardcover. Source: Self-purchase @ World Market. Audience: Serious tea drinkers. Rating: Excellent. Link @ Amazon. Summary: Timothy d’Offay is a tea expert. He lives in London, England where he has a shop called, Postcard Teas. He mentions in the book of his […]

“To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.” William Wordsworth [1770-1850] Ode. Intimations of Immortality. Stanza 11. Bartletts Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1955. Page 409.

Publisher and Publication Date: Crossway. 2016. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Compassion. Healing. Pages: 176. Source: Self-purchase. Rating: Recommend. Excellent. Audience: This book is for Christians who want to minister to those in crisis. Amazon This book was recommended by, Crystal M. Sutherland, author of Journey to Heal. I recently took part and became certified as a […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Baker Books. June 4, 2019. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Spiritual biography. Pages: 240. Source: I received a complimentary copy from Baker Books, but was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Audience: Reader’s of World War II history. The intention of the book is to focus on Eisenhower’s Christian faith. […]

“I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.” “My Shadow” Stanza 1. Robert Louis […]

Life sometimes brings difficult situations or circumstances that can leave us feeling run-down, drained, worn-out, and threadbare. Illness, the death of a family member, the loss of a job, natural disasters, a pandemic. The events of this year have left us struggling in ways we cannot articulate. These are the times we most desperately need […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Books. 2015. Genre: Psychology. Pages: 445.Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers who have experienced trauma from abuse or war. Rating: Excellent.

Publisher and Publication Date: Crooked Lane Book. May 7, 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Mystery. Pages: 336. Source: I received a complimentary copy, but was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Audience: Mystery readers.