Category Archives: Books
Just Call Me Elaine Who Couldn’t Understand The Appeal Of The English Patient. Because That’s Me When It Comes To The Hunger Games.
Just call me Elaine. From Seinfeld. You know, the episode when she just doesn’t understand all the hoopla around The English Patient. I don’t get the frenzy around The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I wanted to like it. I … Continue reading
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Jane Reads: This Beautiful Life
Like most of you, I love to read. I think that’s true for most of us who write. As a mother, it’s difficult for me to find time to read. With young children at home (I hesitate to say small … Continue reading
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See, Hollywood? Even My Kids See The Difference Between A Book and Your Movie.
One of my favorite things about having kids is that I can relive the favorites from my own childhood. Especially books. We’re readers in this family. And my boys love that magical 1/2 hour before bedtime when we read a … Continue reading
It’s True. Mother Nature Is Out To Get Us.
Remember a few months ago when I was talking about this book…. and how I couldn’t sleep after I read it? To refresh your memory, it is yet another apocalyptic tome about evil terrorists who immobilize the entire electrical grid in … Continue reading
When the Apocalypse Comes I Know Where to Run
I enjoy science fiction. Let me clarify. Really good, classic or soon-to-be classic science fiction. I’m talking H. G. Wells, Issac Asimov, Ray Bradbury kind of science fiction. It all started with Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” And then … Continue reading
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Aidan Donnelley Rowley: The Process, The Journey, The Yes!
One of our very own became a published author yesterday. Aidan Donnelley Rowley, author of “Life After Yes.” Oooo, my heart did a little jump. And why? I hardly know her. But then, many times when I read her blog (Ivy League … Continue reading
See You in a Hundred Years
I’ve recommended this book enough times to a few of you individually that I think it’s time to share the love will all of you. I read a book this past spring that is still with me. It isn’t the … Continue reading
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