Teaser Tuesdays: June 30, 2009

Miz B and Teaser Tuesdays asks you to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people [...]

Review: Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Still Alice by Lisa Genova is the heartbreaking and terrifying story of 50 year old Alice Howland, a brilliant Harvard professor, wife, and mother of three who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. I can’t read about any disease, however unlikely or impossible, without starting to feel like I have it myself. Lyme disease, lupus, [...]

RIP Michael Jackson

The King of Pop 1958-2009

Review: The Local News by Miriam Gershow

Miriam Gershow’s debut novel, The Local News, is an excellent story narrated by 15 year old Lydia Pasternak, whose older brother Danny has mysteriously gone missing after shooting hoops with a couple of friends at the local elementary school.   Lydia doesn’t exactly miss her brother right away.  Her feelings are complicated.  Danny and his football [...]

From Books to Babies: How I Stumbled Upon the Biggest Decision of my Life

Please welcome Miriam Gershow, author of The Local News, who has written this guest post as part of a TLC Book Tour!  Check back tomorrow for my review of this excellent debut novel! For years, whenever anyone asked my mother when I planned to have children, she quoted a line I once told her: “Miriam [...]

Review: Beach Trip by Cathy Holton

You might think Beach Trip by Cathy Holton would be a light, fun, summertime romp, based on the cover and the description, but it really isn’t that.  I’d call it women’s fiction, which to me means it’s a bit more serious than chick lit, and a lot less fluffy than what I think of as [...]

This Made Me Laugh

This pic was snapped as the band was setting up to perform at my sister in law’s surprise birthday party.  The name kills me!  Can anyone guess what kind of music they play?  We weren’t able to attend the party (we live on the wrong side of the country) but I hear the band was [...]

Beach Trip: More to Discuss

Well the conversation has gotten off to a great start (check out the comments HERE) but now, let’s go deeper! REMINDER: Author Cathy Holton will be here at 4pm PST to answer our questions. Please come back if you’d like to ask her something, or just to say hello. More questions for readers: 1.  The [...]

Summer Reading Series: Beach Trip Discussion Questions

Hello Summer Readers! Our first read of the summer is Beach Trip by Cathy Holton, and what a great way to kick off the summer! Cathy will be answering any questions you might have here on Tuesday, June 16th, so leave your questions in the comments. I’ll compile them into another post to be published [...]

Review: Ten Year Nap by Meg Woltzer

Meg Wolitzer’s Ten Year Nap attempts to get at the universality of being a stay-at-home mom, with the title referring to the ten years that one of the main characters, Amy Lamb, a New York lawyer before she became a mom, has been at home with her son.    Caution to those who are so far [...]