Midwife of VeniceBy Roberta Rich A review copy was sent to me.The Midwife of Venice, is not my typically read. But, because it is the story of a midwife, and was Jewish themed, I thought I would give it a try. In advance I will tell you the author is not Jewish. She wrote the novel because of her trip to the Jewish ghetto in Venice. Read More »

A Walk Across The SunBy Corban Addison Published by Sterling PublishingA Walk Across The Sun takes place in the back drop of India.The Ghai family are a happy Indian family. They live in a comfortable home, by the beach in a rural area.One morning, they feel the earthquake, and discount it. Read More »

After great thought, and talking to other people. I decided to start another book club. Are, you crazy you asked? I am not happy with the other book club I am active in. I was busy one year, I almost never did attend the book club meetings.  One person made the rules. Read More »

Whitney Houston( 8/9/ 1963- 2/11/2012), was such a awesome singer. I was in my 20′s, and she was such the rage in the 1980′s beside Michael Jackson, and Prince. What I remember, was she was raised by her musical family. Her mother Cissy Houston , her aunt, Dionne Warwick , and her famous godmother, Aretha Franklin. Read More »

As promised, here is my post about 38th Ave. Diva Readers book meeting this past Monday. We discussed, Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly . My post about the book is a few posts down. We had Ellie, to host our book club. She was a history teacher, and has a hobby collecting dolls. Read More »

IsraelaBy Batya CasperTate PublishingI just finished reading Israela, I wrote a blog post on my Jewish book blog.If you would like to read, you may visit http: //bagelsbooksandschmooze.blogspot.com . If you are interested in reading the daily lives of Jews and Palestianians living side by side. Read More »

I just recieved the best gift a book blogger, and book lover, and a bibliophile can ever wish for. Today, Febuary 2nd on my birthday. A email was sent to me, I am going to be one of the many book givers on April 23rd. You still have a chance to become a book giver, it has been extended to Febuary 6th. Read More »

Tuesday, February 7th is the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, below is the trailer of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectation.It will be shown on April 1st, and 8th on PBS Masterpiece Theatre. Watch Great Expectations Preview on PBS. See more from Masterpiece. Read More »

Killing LincolnBy Bill O’ Reilly and Martin DugardOur book club selected to read Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly for the month of February. Our book club stays in their comfort zone, and tends lately to read women’s fiction, or suspense fiction, not usually history.This is the first book I read by Bill O’Reilly. Read More »

Books-A-Million, is one of my least favorite bookstores. It is very coporate, all business, the employees don’t seem they want to be there, aren’t  book readers, the store does not have the comfy oversized chairs, etc, the set up of the coffee shop is not homey like Barnes and Noble. Read More »

Today is the day for the launch of Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy. I absolutely loved this novel. You can read my review here . I don’t usually do this, but for Baker’s Daughter which I loved. I can’t RAVE enough about it.    Sarah, has a website, and a blog that is wonderful to read. Read More »

Ok, now that I finished, chapter 1-7 of the read a long, I can now put my comments to paper, or in the blogger world, digital paper.  I have never read, Gone With the Wind before. I have seen the movie several times, considered my favorite of all time with Wizard of Oz.The book is much better than the movie of course. Read More »

Baker’s DaughterBy Sarah McCoyThe Baker’s Daughter, takes place in Hitler’s Germany with the Schmidt family. Elsie’s family own a bakery shop.  Elsie is a 17 year old.Then in present day, El Paso Texas we meet Reba, a journalist. She has a boyfriend a Border Patrol Officer, Ricki. Read More »

This month, I am doing something totally different. I have joined a Readalong with Kate@ Literary Explorations. For the month of January we are reading Gone With the Wind, to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the release of Margaret Mitchell’s novel.  I have wanted to read Gone with the Wind too many years too count. Read More »

Which Cover do you prefer? The hardcover or the soft cover? I prefer the hard cover book on the left. This is the cover that drew me in at first glance of the book. I understand why the change. Book covers can make the book or not.  I think the first cover is much more mysterious. The second one, since I read it is decieving. Read More »

The Bean Tree By Barbara Kingslover My own copy The Bean Tree,  is the story about Taylor. She is raised by her single mother. She thinks the world of her daughter and is glad, that she traded her husband for her. Taylor doesn’t want to be like the other teen age girls in the rural town of Kentucky, barefoot and pregnant at the age of 16. Read More »

This year, 2012 I am entering a challenging”Challenge”. You ask, what do you mean? Because I am computer challenged, I entered a challenge that I could not last year. Because of the poor computer skills.  It was Where Are You Reading 2011. But this year, 2012 I decided I am going to challenge myself. It is not so much the books. Read More »

This Year I am doing something different, for the fist time on my blog I am evaluating my reading habits, and books I have read for the year, on Seaside Book Corner. I would like to thank Perpetual Page Turner for hosting, 2011 End of Year Book Survey. 1. Read More »

The Ballad of Tom DooleyBy Sharyn McCrumb Library copyThis is the story of a murder, that takes place in Wilkes County, N.C. in 1866. The murder of Laura Foster was made into a ballad by the Kingston Trio. This is what intrigued me at first to read this. Read More »

Very ValentineBy Adrianna TrigianniVery Valentine opens with Valentine Roncalli, a 33 year old living in New York City. is a member of a large Italian- American family. Read More »