by: Patmeena Sabit Goodreads Synopsis: Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family. What’s the truth? Depends on who you ask. The Sharaf family is the picture of success. Successful, rich, happy. They came to this country as refugees with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. And now, […]
Mona’s Eyes
by: Thoma Schlesser Goodreads Synopsis: Fifty-two weeks. That’s all the time Mona has left to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever. Fifty-two works of art. Every Wednesday, Mona’s grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art. Fifty-two chapters. Together, on their visit to Paris’ museums, Mona and […]
Skylark
by: Paula McLain Goodreads Synopsis: The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time. 1664: Alouette […]
Tidbit- April 2026
Helen and Holly LOVE Jeopardy. Have you been following Jamie Ding, the law student and self- proclaimed “bureaucrat” from Lawrenceville, NJ?…He’s in the running for usurping Ken Jennings win record (not really – Ken Jennings actually won 74 times)…Jamie has had a hot streak though. As of April 13, he has 22 wins and has […]
Upcoming Books for May 2026
Our picks last month were pretty heavy. We are lightening it up with some fun and easy reads for May! Read along with us. We only chose 3 because this is an insanely busy time of year for both of us. Click here to purchase. Click here to purchase. Click here to purchase.
Tidbit- February/March 2026
Here’s what we are digging these days…Chang and Eng! Helen says: My husband’s aunt and uncle just returned from a day trip to Mt. Airy, NC. I am soooooo jealous that they got to experience the brand new(ish) Siamese Twins Museum. Did you know that the world famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, put […]
Aftertaste
by: Daria Lavelle Goodreads Synopsis: What if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved, someone you’ve lost? Combining the magic of Under the Whispering Door with the high-stakes culinary world of Sweetbitter, Aftertaste is an epic love story, a dark comedy, and a synesthetic adventure through food and grief. Konstantin Duhovny is a haunted man. His father […]
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
by: Kiran Desai Goodreads Synopsis: The spellbinding story of two young people whose fates will intersect and diverge across continents and years—an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity Behind every love story are the myriad stories of two families. In the snowy mountains of Vermont, Sonia is lonely. A college […]
Raising Hare: A Memoir
by: Chloe Dalton Goodreads Synopsis: A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your […]
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
by: Belle Burden Goodreads Synopsis: It was a great love story, one for the ages. The speed of our beginning and the speed of our ending felt like matching bookends. They both came out of nowhere. He wanted it, he wanted me. And then he didn’t. In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 