Category Archives: Books

Hi, I’m on the road presently so I’ll leave you with a few mini reviews with what I’ve completed recently. Though first I’d like to introduce my trusty book assistant and walking partner — for those who might not have … Continue reading →

Wow congrats to Viet Thanh Nguyen for winning this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his debut novel “The Sympathizer” about an undercover communist operative during the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Judy over at the blog Keep the Wisdom … Continue reading →

It’s been another busy week and I still haven’t fully recovered my reading mojo. It’s been warm here though, so I’ve been doing other things. In my spare time, I’ve been bicycling and playing quite a bit of tennis lately. … Continue reading →

Here’s wishing everybody a very Happy Easter and spring break (if you plan to take one). I’m recently back after cruising the beautiful scenery of southern Arizona, which was terrific! My husband and I explored all around Tucson and also … Continue reading →

Tomorrow my husband and I are headed off on a bike trip with a group around southern Arizona for a week. It’s our spring break, so to speak. Since there’s a few nights of camping involved along with the cycling, … Continue reading →

I was sad to read of Harper Lee’s death yesterday. I had reread her 1960 classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” last year and had re-watched the 1962 movie version of it too — all in preparation for the 2015 release … Continue reading →

I’ve had a great week visiting old friends and playing tennis in the Virginia/D.C./Maryland area, but I’ve been “on the Go” quite a bit so I haven’t read much of anything this week (other than restaurant menus, LOL) but I … Continue reading →

I wish I could say that I have some distant relation to the famous Wright brothers but all I can say is that we share a surname. Still this was good enough for me when I was little when I … Continue reading →

I’m off to a pretty good start in 2016, recently finishing Mary Lawson’s 2002 novel “Crow Lake” followed by Paula Hawkins’ runaway 2015 bestseller “The Girl on the Train” and completing the audiobook of Elisabeth Elo’s 2014 mystery-suspense novel “North … Continue reading →