Book Review: To Obama
To Obama: With Love, Joy, Anger, and HopeBy Jeanne Marie LaskasRandom House, 2018 I didn’t believe it when I first heard it: President Barack Obama …
Book Review: The Miracle of the Roses by Angela Costa Simões
The Miracle of the RosesO Milagre das RosasA bilingual Children’s Book: English and PortugueseStory by Angela Costa SimõesIllustrations by …
A Few Words That Made a Story—and a Connection
Note from Elizabeth When my favorite brother-in-law, Andy LaRowe, told me about his young granddaughter’s accomplishments as an author, I knew …
Book Review: The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
The Correspondent: A Novelby Virginia EvansPublished 2025 by Crown Imagine discovering a life not through scenes or dialogue, but through the …
Book Review: Mailman, by Stephen Starring Grant
Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Homeby Stephen Starring GrantPublished 2025 by Simon & Schuster As …
Book Review: Syme’s Letter Writer by Rachel Symes
A must-have treasure for every letter-writing enthusiast Syme’s Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondenceby Rachel SymePublished 2024 by …
My Heartspoken Reading Life
But there are as many ways to read as there are people, and I love learning about the reading habits and idiosyncrasies of other people. The …
Book Review: The House at Ottowi Bridge by Peggy Pond Church
The author is a native New Mexican who lived in Los Alamos before WWII when her husband ran a boys’ school there. Her lyrical descriptions of the …