Monthly Archives: July 2010
The Sunday Salon: Summer Reading, Summer Fashion
It’s not Sunday, but since I’ve got a full weekend, I’m posting my Sunday Salon piece early. As of this evening, I have only one more Elin Hilderbrand novel left to read. It’s her most recent The Island, and I’m both eager and afraid to begin. Eager because I’m really enjoying my virtual summer on … Continue reading
But Can You Use It in the Bathtub?
Generally speaking, I do try to do as much green shopping as possible. I refuse plastic grocery bags, instead using my own cloth bags, I try to find things in the least amount of packaging, and when I’m forced to use veggie bags, I always reuse them. Even though I still haven’t broken my addiction … Continue reading
Review: Love in Mid Air, by Kim Wright
Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright When author Kim Wright offered me a copy of her novel, Love in Mid Air to review, I had to say yes, because even though there’s an abundance of contemporary women’s fiction available on the market, there aren’t many really good stories where the protagonist is around my … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: HOT
On Thursday, July 15th, Booking through Thursday asked: Well, folks, I don’t know about where you are, but right here, it’s HOT. So … when you think about “hot reading,” what does that make you think of? Beach reading? Steamy romances? Books that take place in hot climates? Or cold ones? When I’m hot, I … Continue reading
Mini-reviews: Three by Elin Hilderbrand
I’ve been reading a lot of Elin Hilderbrand’s work this summer. In fact, I think I now own all of her Nantucket novels, though I still have at least three left to read. These novels, which are not a series, but are all set on the island of Nantucket, are easing my yen for the … Continue reading
Review: Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin I initially picked up Three Cups of Tea some time last year, in the same shopping trip that included picking up a couple of different anti aging creams for my mother, having my hair done, and spending some time alone with a grilled cheese … Continue reading
Review: Hope in a Jar, by Beth Harbison
Hope in a Jar by Beth Harbison St. Martin’s Griffin, 368 pages Buy it from Amazon >> When I saw Beth Harbison’s novel Hope in a Jar staring at me from the summer reading table at the bookstore, I didn’t connect the title with the Philosophy product at all, mainly because I haven’t used Philosophy … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Discussion
On Thursday, July 8th, Booking through Thursday asked: Do you have friends and family to share books with? Discuss them with? Does it matter to you? When I was little, my mother and I had an unofficial race to see who be the first to read each month’s issue of Ms. Magazine. I usually won, … Continue reading
Review: The Blue Bistro, by Elin Hilderbrand
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand St. Martin’s Griffin, 336 pages Buy from Amazon >> The Blue Bistro may be the fourth of author Elin Hilderbrand’s novels set on the island of Nantucket, but it’s only the second I’ve read. Thankfully, her novels are not a series, as much as they are a collection. Most … Continue reading
