Buy this book on Amazon “Enter the forest and find your new life.” If you have ever wondered what it is about being in nature that soothes your body, mind, and spirit, this book is for you. Authors John and Mary Platt bring decades of experiences practicing and teaching qigong, yoga, and meditation to answer read more
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Interview with Rainbow Crate’s Danielle Chambers
R Goodies What’s a Rainbow Crate Book Box? If you haven’t heard about them, Rainbow Crate is a company that sends out monthly LBGTQIA-themed book boxes to subscribers. Rainbow Crate’s co-owner, Danielle Chambers, gives us some insight into the workings of this company, and how it all started. Check out George’s post to read more
Rainbow Crates, The Restless Dark, and Sixteen Souls
What’s inside a Rainbow Crate box? Here’s a different spin to my book reviews – a review of the physical book. For a couple of years now, I’ve been subscribing to Rainbow Crate. If you haven’t heard about them, they are a company that sends out monthly LBGTQIA-themed book boxes read more
The Men Behind The Man From Mittelwerk: An interview with M.Z. Urlocker
The Story Behind the Story. As an avid reader and writer, I am often intrigued by the history and technical aspects of a novel’s creation; what inspired the idea, the motivation behind, and the technical aspects of writing the novel. Here, Michael and Zack Urlocker give us a glimpse of the provocative story behind the read more
Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen
Buy this book on Amazon “What sometimes gets lost . . . is that when she first began, Anne Frank wasn’t writing a book. She was talking to herself.” ~Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen Bestselling author and journalist Anna Quindlen knows the importance of the written word, and the recording of read more
Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib
Buy this book on Amazon A haunting look at the manifestation of human emotion. “Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence.” ~ Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib With haunting prose and deeply atmospheric descriptions, Conner Habib’s Hawk Mountain is a disturbing descent into the convulsions of the human mind and heart. Head read more
In the Margins by Elena Ferrante
Buy this book on Amazon “I write people, places, times, but in words that have been inspired in me by people, places, times, in a dizzying mixture of creators with created, of forms with forms.” ~ In the Margins by Elena Ferrante The elusive and enigmatic writer, who writes as Elena Ferrante, examines the read more
The Man from Mittelwerk by M.Z. Urlocker
Buy this book on Amazon “All morning, there had been a foul smell, heavy in the air. The closer we got to Mittelbau-Dora, the worse it was. Pigs? Slaughterhouse? Unclear.” ~ The Man From Mittelwerk by M.Z. Urlocker Writing as M.Z. Urlocker, Michael and Zack Urlocker expertly build on the history of a Nazi-run read more
Delicious audio books Worth Sampling: International Food Fiction
Recommendations for Gourmet Audiobooks Here are recommendations for audiobooks that bring together two of my favourite subjects – books, and food. Actually, most of these bring together three of loves: books, food, and travel. These audiobook narrators can heighten your experience of these classic food fiction titles. While some of these titles are a little read more
The Maid by Nita Prose
Buy the Book on Amazon What happens in the hotel room, stays with housekeeping. “Isn’t it interesting how one seismic event can change your memory of what occurred?” ~ The Maid by Nita Prose. Molly Gray is a housekeeper at a fancy hotel. The socially awkward 25-year-old is befriended by the second wife of the read more