BVC authors review books they’ve read
You may remember me writing about last year’s read and the tradition that led to that – but this year there it was, another Walt Longmire book waiting for January to be dived into. And so I did. I don’t know how long Craig Johnson will keep writing these books but as long as he …
Used bookstores. Is there anything better than an afternoon spent hunting through the shelves and stacks in one? As delightful as a new bookstore is, visiting a used bookstore is a trip into unknown, mysterious waters: who knows what treasures might be found on the shelves? One treasure I found in a used bookstore (and …
I’m not sure when I first ran across The Arrangement. The book (picture from here) was written by Elia Kazan in 1967 so it could not have been before that. That would have put me in high school, either in Alabama or Washington depending on when it percolated down to me. I was certainly familiar …
This book got me kicked out of a reading club.
Originally published October, 2017 by Jill Zeller I’m watching my favorite Halloween movie as I write this. Directed by Robert Wise, Claire Bloom’s clothes by Mary Quant, and starring the incomparable Julie Harris. Black and white. 1963. And the novel this movie is adapted from is one my favorite books by one of my favorite …
Originally published July 2017 by Jill Zeller We’re talking about Rebecca and Jane Eyre. Two naïve young women come to live in huge, lavish English houses owned by older men with secrets. One,a dead wife, and one a living wife who is insane. It’s the same story. Jane and du Maurier’s never-named heroine are both …
I was a little late to the party – I found mention of Peter Wohlleben’s “The Heartbeat of Trees”, published in German in 2019 and in English only last year, and being the treehugger that I am the title sang to me, of course. Just a little poking around revealed that Wohlleben had written …
The mysteries of nature – “it’s a small world, isn’t it?” Read More »
Originally published May, 2018 What do an environmental consultant, a wildlife scientist and a physicist have in common? They all have written books. And good books, too, with the help of science writers and their own writing experience. I love reading about wildlife. I skip over the sad parts, though, even though when one is …
Compelling characters, intriguing mysteries, and immersion in Japanese art and culture propel this lovely novel. I’ve been reading several books selected by the International Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys Book Club, now that my Book View Cafe novel Pause has been chosen as a 2022 title. I just had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca Copeland …
The Rambling Writer Book Review: The Kimono Tattoo by Rebecca Copeland Read More »
A lively YA time-travel romp with an important mission – and attitude. I’ve been reading several books selected by the International Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys Book Club, now that my Book View Cafe novel Pause has been chosen as a 2022 title. I just “met” David Valdes this week via the weekly Zoom book …
The Rambling Writer Book Review: SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND by David Valdes Read More »
In THE MOON ALWAYS RISING, Alice C. Early brings the colorful Caribbean island landscape, culture, and characters to vibrant life. I’ve been reading several books selected by the International Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys Book Club, now that my novel Pause has been chosen as a 2022 title. I look forward to “meeting” Alice C. Early this …
The Rambling Writer Book Review: THE MOON ALWAYS RISING by Alice C. Early Read More »
Interviewer’s Note: Laura Gayle is the pen name for Shannon Page and Karen G. Berry SHERWOOD: One of the pleasures of this series is the setting. The author(s) do such an excellent job of evoking the different pace of life in northwest island living, as Cam, our main character in this series, discovers how the …
Cafe Reads: The Chameleon Chronicles, interview with Laura Gayle by Sherwood Smith Read More »
Originally posted on February 3, 2017 by Ursula Le Guin with permission from the poet; post edited and updated by Jill Zeller. My friend Deborah Miranda sent me this poem by her friend Anita Endrezze, which says a lot of the things that have been struggling in me to get said lately, and makes me …
