F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters is a portal to 1917 to 1940, a magical mailbox where you can receive letters from F. Scott Fitzgerald. On December 21, 1940, F Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack, and, as the letters approached that date, I had to […]
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The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White Lisa of Troy takes on two prestigious literary heavyweights in the classic, “The Elements of Style.” Round One Ding! Ding! When I was in high school, my Spanish teacher frightened me to the point where I wouldn’t speak. It was one of those situations
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The Last Chairlift by John Irving The Last Chairlift isn’t a perfect novel. In fact, it is an awful mess at times. But it speaks to me, and it moves me. Don’t read the book blurb. It doesn’t accurately describe The Last Chairlift. So what is The Last Chairlift about? Well….if it was easy to
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The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden is hands down one of the funniest books! Harris, a high school student with spinal muscular atrophy moves with his family from California to New Jersey. His favorite getting-to-know-you question is “What’s your favorite color?”. He is looking for
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Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my most anticipated reads for the last half of 2022. Did it live up to the hype? Let’s take a look! Carrie Soto is a tennis legend, claiming 20 Grand Slam titles. For years, her father,
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Living with Conviction by Toby Dorr Living With Conviction by Toby Dorr is an unbelievably true story about a prison break. Lifetime also featured this story in the film, Jailbreak Lovers. On February 12, 2006, Toby Dorr helped John Manard escape from prison at The Lansing Correctional Facility. In her free time, Toby served as
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Verity by Colleen Hoover So what’s the scoop on Colleen Hoover’s Verity? I will never look at Steak n’ Shake the same way… Colleen Hoover and Lisa of Troy finally meet. Alright that’s weird. I am never referring to myself in the third person again…. In Verity, we find Lowen Ashleigh who is a down-on-her-luck
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card In Orson Scott Card’s science-fiction novel Ender’s Game, we meet Ender Wiggins, a talented little boy who has the fate of the world on his shoulders. After an extensive period of monitoring, Ender attends a school for gifted children, training to learn the techniques to battle the buggers, an
Upgrade by Blake Crouch Blake Crouch’s newest fantasy novel, Upgrade, will be unleashed on the public on July 12, 2022. Sorry I couldn’t help myself. Logan Ramsay is feeling great! He is able to concentrate better, multitask, read faster, and sleep less. However, Logan’s enhanced well-being isn’t due to diet and exercise. His genome has
Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is a murder mystery set in North Carolina. Temperance Brennan (also known as Tempe or Dr. Brennan) is a forensic anthropologist who is enjoying time with her daughter Katy, who just came back from a stint in the army. They are shocked to
