What is October without a little pumpkin spice reference?! We thought we would share our favorite seasonal delights – pumpkin spice flavored, of course! Helen says: This is worth the wait of Trader Joe’s constant long line. It is kryptonite to my diet plan. I am glad it only comes out seasonly or else I […]
The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
Good Reads Description: Everyone knows the story of “the girl from Widow Hills.” Arden Maynor was just a child when she was swept away while sleepwalking during a terrifying rainstorm and went missing for days. Strangers and friends, neighbors and rescue workers, set up search parties and held vigils, praying for her safe return. Against […]
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Good Reads Desciption: An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a novel set in glamorous 1950s Mexico. After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her […]
Weather by Jenny Offill
Good Reads description: From the author of the nationwide best seller Dept. of Speculation–one of the New York Times Book Review‘s Ten Best Books of the Year–a shimmering tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis Lizzie Benson slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree. But this gives her a […]
September Vol. I Tidbit
In light of the pandemic and our attraction to the square box for entertainment, we thought we would share our favorite (limited to the top 3) viewings of the COVID season. We prefer books, but TV shows will do in a pinch when our eyes need a rest. Helen’s Top 3 Picks: Although I have […]
Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford
Good Reads Description: “A riveting, lucid memoir of a young woman’s struggle to regain her sense of self after trauma, and the efforts by a powerful New England boarding school to silence her–at any cost When the elite St. Paul’s School recently came under state investigation after extensive reports of sexual abuse on campus, Lacy […]
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Good Reads Description: “The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart […]
The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosen
Good Reads Description: “In Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives. As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Róża and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor’s barn. Hidden in the hayloft […]
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
Good Reads Description: “From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, white-collar crime, ghosts, and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, dragging countless fortunes with it. Vincent is a bartender at […]
August Tidbit of the Month
We are going to share with you one interesting tidbit, pointer, idea, suggestion, fact, recommendation, etc. with each edition of our blogs. These things will just be random and probably unrelated to books or about anything else for that matter. Our “tidbit” this month has already been mentioned…Diet Sun Drop in the 6-pack bottles! We […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 