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Isn't this a fantastic cover?   The Big Book Summer Challenge , hosted by Sue at Book by Book , is one of the few challenges I do each y...

Happy September--commence the Pumpkin Spice season.  I have never had a pumpkin spice latte (does not appeal) but I love pumpkin bread, pump...

  Another chunkster from Jeff Shaara as part of the great American Civil War deep dive,  A Chain of Thunder  details the siege of Vicksburg ...

Table for Two: Fictions, the latest book from the wonderful Amor Towles ,  is divided into two parts, New York and Los Angeles. The New York...

Erik Larson is one of my favorite non-fiction authors. When I heard that he had a new book out on the Civil War, I knew I had to read it. Th...

I absolutely loved listening to Judi Dench and fellow Shakespearean actor Brendan O'Hea chat about their work, their industry, their col...

I have always loved the stories of the Greek myths, having read the children's versions as a kid, then some Ovid and Homer, and now the ...

It's that time of year again--time to break out the big books for reading during the hot days of summer. I am not a beach or pool gal, b...

The Paston Treasure, circa 1670 - featured in A World of Curiosities I do love a good mystery and a good mystery series and a good mystery-s...

It's time once again for Sue's ( Book by Book ) annual Big Book Summer Challenge and I am all in. Just read 1 or more books of more...

Dog days of summer--lots of rain in Colorado (hurrah!), a bit cooler weather, still no tomatoes. What's up with that? But don't you ...

My first big book of the summer, qualifying for the Big Book Summer Challenge , is a reread of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire aka The Duc...

  Once again I am signing up for the Big Book Summer Challenge, hosted by Sue at Book by Book . I honestly have no idea what I will be read...

I am happy to report that I have three books finished that qualify for the Big Book Summer Challenge , hosted by Sue of Book by Book . The W...

Hosted by Sue at Book by Book , this has become one of my favorite challenges.  I did pretty well on the Big Book Summer Challenge--all you ...

  I love Sharon Kay Penman's historical novels, but they are long and so I usually can only fit in one a year. However, it's been si...

Nothing is the same this summer...except signing up for Suzan's Big Book Summer Challenge at Book by Book . The challenge is incre...

Sue at Book by Book is hosting her annual Big Book Summer Challenge , and I am rising to the bait yet again. I love me a good big book. ...

I participated again this year in the Big Book Summer Challenge, hosted by Sue at Book by Book . Not only did I finish three marvelous ...