by: Taylor Jenkins Reid Goodreads description: Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored […]
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The Plot
by: Jean Hanff Korelitz Goodreads description: Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written–let alone published–anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he […]
The Soulmate Equation
by: Christina Lauren Goodreads description: Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparents–who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno–Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. After […]
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July 2021 Tidbit
Our Favorite Kitchen Gadget! Helen says: Zyliss Food Chopper This little gem is my “go to” for meal prepping. I use it a few times a week. You crank it like an outboard motor! It saves you a lot of time chopping up onions, peppers and just about anything you need diced. I like to […]
How Lucky
by: Will Leitch Goodreads Description: Daniel leads a rich life in the university town of Athens, Georgia. He’s got a couple close friends, a steady paycheck working for a regional airline, and of course, for a few glorious days each Fall, college football tailgates. He considers himself to be a mostly lucky guy—despite the fact […]
The Lost for Words Bookshop
by: Stephanie Butland Goodreads Description: The Lost for Words Bookshop is a compelling, irresistible, and heart-rending novel, perfect for fans of The Storied Life of AJ Fikryand The Little Paris Bookshop. Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. If you look carefully, you might glimpse the first lines of the novels she loves most tattooed on her skin. But […]
Sycamore
by: Bryn Chancellor Goodreads Description: Out for a hike one scorching afternoon in Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appear to be human remains embedded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. As news of the discovery makes its way around town, Sycamore’s longtime residents fear the bones may belong to Jess Winters, […]
When the Stars Go Dark
by: Paula McLain Goodreads Description: Anna Hart is a missing persons detective in San Francisco. When tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only […]
June 2021 Tidbit
We are vaxed up and ready to travel! “Where are we going?” you ask. Here is a little about our first post-pandemic travel adventure. Helen says: Holly says: My husband and I are heading to Santa Fe and Taos next week with my sister and her husband, and we cannot wait! We have a big […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 