We don’t have any original ideas this month, but we have been watching a lot of good series on our Rokus! Helen says: Mobland on Paramount Plus is like a British version of The Sopranos with a star studded cast! It’s pretty violent- viewer beware. Sirens on Netflix was addictive and a good show to […]
Alive and Beating
by: Rebecca Wolf Goodreads description: Inspired by a true story, Rebecca Wolf’s debut novel, “Alive and Beating,” follows six people from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods throughout Jerusalem, all desperately in need of organ transplants, on the day their lives will forever be changed. In a place where ancient divides often seem insurmountable, these six characters—Leah, […]
Broken Country
by: Clare Leslie Hall Goodreads description: Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none […]
Dream Count
by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Goodreads description: Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted — she must […]
Those Empty Eyes
by: Charlie Donlea Goodreads description: Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed Empty Eyes by the media, was accused […]
Upcoming Books for July 2025
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The Tell: A Memoir
by: Amy Griffin Goodreads description: For decades, Amy ran. Through the dirt roads of Amarillo, Texas, where she grew up; to the campus of the University of Virginia, as a student athlete; on the streets of New York, where she built her adult life; through marriage, motherhood, and a thriving career. To outsiders, it all […]
Theo of Golden
by: Allen Levi Goodreads description: Questions linger about Theo, a pleasant but mysterious stranger, after his arrival in the southern city of Golden.Who is he, and why is he here?He arrives early one spring and by chance – or is it? – he visits a coffee shop where 92 framed pencil portraits are on display. […]
Wild Dark Shore
by: Charlotte McConaghy Goodreads description: A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea […]
Tidbit- May 2025
Just in time for Mother’s Day, we have stumbled across a hilariously irreverent memoir by Andy Corren entitled Dirtbag Queen: A Memoir of My Mother. This is a follow up to the wildly popular obituary he wrote for his mother back 2021. They hailed from Fayetteville, NC with a lot of pit stops along the […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 