Publisher and Publication Date: Open Road Media. May 9, 2017, first published 1979. Genre: Essays. Nonfiction. Pages: 224. Source: Library-Kindle edition. Rating: Recommended. Audience: Joan Didion fans, deep thinkers, and those who love to read essays on life.

Publisher and Publication Date: Dutton Books. August 1, 2017. Genre: Fiction. Mystery. Pages: 354. Source: Library. Rating: Good.

Publisher and Publication Date: Tin House Books. 2019.Genre: Fiction. Coming of age story. Pages: 293.Format: E-book. Source: Kindle e-book purchase. Audience: Readers of coming of age stories. Rating: Very good.

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin. August 4, 2015. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Pages: 384. Source: Purchased. Rating: Recommend. Excellent. Audience: Readers of Timothy Keller. Christian readers who are going through a hard season of suffering or want to understand suffering. Amazon   Happy New Year! This is the last book to review in 2018. This book […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Mariner Books. First Mariner edition 2010. First published 2009. Genre: Fantasy fiction. Poetry. Pages: 381. Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Tolkien readers. Readers of myths and legends. Readers of Old Norse poetry. Rating: Very good.

Publisher and Publication Date: Kregel. February 19, 2019. Genre: Nonfiction. Communication. Pages: 240. Source: NetGalley ebook. I received a complimentary copy, but was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Audience: Christian readers who want to learn to engage in hard conversations.

The following is copy and pasted from the original sign-up post: Georgian Reading Challenge Host: Becky’s Book Reviews (sign up here) Duration: December 1, 2018 – December 31, 2019 # of books: minimum four

Publisher and Publication Date: Pegasus Crime, an imprint of Pegasus Books, Ltd. Distributed by Simon and Schuster. September 6, 2022. Genre: Nonfiction. Biography. Pages: 428 written pages. And 52 black and white illustrations. Format: Hardcover. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of biographies. Fans of Agatha Christie. Readers of women in literature. Rating: Excellent! Link at the […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Classics. October 8, 2020. First published 1898. Genre: Fiction. Classic literature. Horror. Thriller. Gothic. Novella. Ghost story. Psychological. Pages: 203 pages. Source: Kindle Unlimited eBook edition. Audience: Readers of classic literature. Readers of horror or gothic fiction. Rating: Very good.

“Spring, with that nameless pathos in the airWhich dwells with all things fair,Spring, with her golden suns and silver rain,is with us once again.”“Spring.” Stanza 1Henry Timrod [1829-1867] Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1955. Page 644.

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Classic. 2013. Originally written in two parts, 1868 and 1869. Genre: Fiction. Classic literature. American literature. Young adult. Pages: 534 printed pages. Format: Hardcover. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: American literature readers. Readers of Louisa May Alcott who are drawn to young women’s stories. Rating: Very good. Link for the book @ […]

Somewhere between “Jesus Loves Me” and high school cynicism, the childlike acceptance of pat answers about faith is lost—often forever. While many parents find this transitional period daunting, they don’t want their kids to leave the Christian faith just because they didn’t get good answers to how prayer works or whether dinosaurs were on Noah’s […]

“There is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands away,Nor any coursers like a pageOf prancing poetry.This traverse may the poorest takeWithout oppress of toll;How frugal is the chariotThat bears a human soul!” Emily Dickinson [1830-1886] Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1955. Page 647.

Publisher and Publication Date: G.P Putnam’s Sons. July 2, 2019. Genre: Fiction. Detective. Mystery. Pages: 276. Source: Library. Rating: Very good. Audience: Readers who love a female crime solver.