Congratulations to Donna Folcik the winner of our June 2015 Free Book! Donna has won two copies of HERE, Women Writing On Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, published by Michigan State University Press and edited by Ron Riekki. One copy is for Donna and the other for the library of her choice, which, Donna tells us, is…
Our second February 2014 Free Book is TAKEN FOR ENGLISH, a wonderful Amish romance from Olivia Newport. It’s one of those sweet books you just don’t want to put down. From the back cover: “Annie joined the Amish church based on prayerful conviction, not romantic dreams. And yet, she can’t deny she’d hoped to share…
Michael K. Reynolds has written a great trilogy about Irish immigrants settling in American during the 1800s. I love historical novels, and I’ve really been “caught” by Reynolds’ novels. So you won’t be surprised to learn that our first free book in February 2014 is Michael’s SONGS OF THE SHENANDOAH, an Heirs of Ireland novel….
Wild Word Friday! I’ve been reading Bill Giovannetti’s recently released book SECRETS TO A HAPPY LIFE. (Don’t miss this book. It’s incredible. Find out about it here: http://www.secretstoahappylife.org/ ) On page 62, Bill uses the word PLEONEXIA. Bill tells us that we should pronounce it as play-oh-nex-EEE-ah, and he explains that PLEONEXIA is a Greek…
I belong to readers group. We meet once a month, September through May, and we usually read books that fall into the general category of secular literary novels. But for this month, we decided on a book that is a little different from our usual fare. We’re reading Ann Voskamp’s memoir, ONE THOUSAND GIFTS. I’m…
I love to “discover” new authors. I’m currently reading two first novels by new-to-me authors. For our April book, our Reading Group chose Guardians of Hallowed Ground, Gettysburg by Thomas J. Ball. Guardians is an account of a time-travel journey made by a group of modern soldiers to the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. Tom’s research is impeccable and his…
Book Review: OUR WITCHDOCTORS ARE TOO WEAK Authors: Davey and Marie Jank Imagine living for years in an Amazon jungle village that doesn’t have the luxury of running water (except in an alligator-infested river). Home is a wattle-and-daub hut with a mud floor and thatched roof. The people speak a language you don’t know – a language…
Our mail today included more than bills and ad flyers. I received an advanced reader copy (ARC) of Linda Windsor’s new novel, Thief, from her publisher David C. Cook. They’ve asked me for an endorsement (a blurb)! I can’t wait to read Thief! Linda writes my kind of books – history and intrigue. Thief is set…
Dusk is falling, and soon my husband will drive home on his snowmobile from an evening of ice fishing. I look out at the bay in front of our house and watch the sparkle of lights from ice shanties. The sun has set, but night has not yet claimed the sky. The tops of spruce trees are lace set…
We have two great books for give-away this month. As I mentioned in a previous Blog, I’m trying to get more organized with my posting, so from now on, our Free Book days are the first and last of each month. Check this Blog on Sunday, October 31, for the winners of this month’s free…
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