The Unshelved Book Club Joey Crouch was a quiet, focused, straight-A student with a controlling mother who made him practice the trumpet every day. His life changed when his mother died in an accident. He had to move to his father's house in rural Iowa, despite the fact that they had never met. The town residents call Joey’s dad Garbage Man. He doesn’t seem to care at all about Joey, and Joey gets picked on at school because of his father's nickname and the way his father smells. His dad doesn’t stink because of garbage, though; his father is a grave robber. Why I picked it up: I’m training a friend for her first half-marathon, so I’m spending a lot of time running. Why I finished it: Joey needs an adult in his life. I loved this audiobook so much I looked for excuses to get outside with my iPod. I'd give it to: K.C., who is in school to become a funeral director and is going to have to learn how to pretty-up dead people.
Reading Group Center Celebrating Mary Morris Thursday, March 14, 2019 When Jodi Picoult finished reading Mary Morris’s latest novel, Gateway to the Moon, she proclaimed, “If you haven’t read Mary Morris yet, start here. Now. Immediately.” Hers is advice we … Read more › Recipe by the Book: Comfort Food with Lidia Bastianich Tuesday, March 5, 2019 From the bestselling, beloved, and award-winning celebrity chef, Lidia Bastianich, My American Dream is the heartwarming, inspirational, and revelatory memoir told with Lidia’s hallmark warmth and gusto. Read more › Quick Questions with Rebecca Harrington Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Available in paperback, Sociable is a deliciously irreverent satire about the bewildering etiquette of online dating, the preening male ego, and the capricious nature of Internet fame.
Jenn's Bookshelves Canadian Book Clubs Penguin Reading Guides Annabel's House of Books | Noli domo egredi, nisi librum habes – Never leave home without a book. Nose in a book Lara's Book Club | It's time to turn the page. Everyday I Write the Book A Bookish Way of Life Reviews Archive In the interest of full disclosure, Lucky Harbor is a real comfort collection for me. I’ve revisited the series on many occasions and have had many squees and swoons across the twelve-book arc. Because I love a gimmick, I love that all the major titles are classic and pop love songs (“At Last” by Etta James; “Simply Irresistible” by Robert Palmer). As a lifetime resident of small towns, I recognize that a small town can be a wondrous and unique thing. I chose to review this book because I’d already read the first in the series (Carolina Home), as well as a number of other Virginia Kantra books. Carolina Man is the third book in the Dare Island series, and it’s my favorite so far. Last week was a fantastic week in movies about women. Reading the description of the book, I really wanted to like it. Unbreakable was a book that had a lot of unexpected swerves. I love ballet stories. It’s not often that I find myself loving the heroine in a novel more than I love the hero. ↑ Back to Top
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