Jon Krakauer is best known for “Into Thin Air,” the story of the fateful 1996 season on Everest and “Into the Wild,” recently adapted as a major motion picture (read my review HERE).
Krakauer has long been one of my favorite non-fiction authors and this month he will be visiting the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver to discuss his newest [...]

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 I recently had the opportunity to interview fantasy author C.K. Miller. Her first book, “The Dragon Child,” was published this summer and can be ordered through bookstores nationwide.  
Article on C.K. Miller:  ck-miller
CK Miller’s website: www.ckmillerhome.com

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 by Tracy Chevalier
Seldom do I await an author’s next book with much anticipation; however, for two years I have eagerly awaited Tracy Chevalier’s ninth novel, “Burning Bright.” Chevalier is most famous for writing “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” a novel featuring Dutch painter Vermeer. The book was made into a highly praised movie of the [...]

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By T.C. Boyle
This book was a gift from my husband. He knew nothing about the book, but he knows I enjoyed books about Alaska and books about weird cultish groups so he thought I might enjoy Drop City.  He was right, yet the book does not hold a place on my list of favorites. I had not read any books by author T.C. [...]

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by Carolyn Parkhurst
Paul comes home to find his wife, Lexy, is dead. She has fallen from a 25-foot apple tree in their backyard; the only witness is their dog, Lorelei. The police rule the death an accident, but why Lexy had climbed the tree is a mystery. As far as Paul knows she had never [...]

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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
The first few chapters of The Sparrow were confusing and in turn, boring because I couldn’t figure out what was going on. I would have put another book down, but my husband and several friends had read this book and liked it, so I stuck with it.
The Sparrow takes the reader on several [...]

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Jon Krakauer is best known for Into Thin Air, the story of the fateful 1996 season on Everest and Into the Wild (see my review of the major motion picture adapted from this book under Movie Reviews). Krakauer has written several other books, mostly concerning outdoor topics, however, one of his best books diverts from his [...]

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I’ve been asked several times recently, ”Who is your favorite author?”
My all-time favorite author is Edith Wharton, who wrote my all-time favorite book, The Age of Innocence (see review under Book Reviews). 
However, I have some favorite modern day authors I’d like to share with you.
In the fiction category my current favorites are Tracy Chevalier and Khaled Hosseini.
Chevalier’s most famous [...]

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 by Sara Gruen
This book was recommended to me over a year ago by Stephanie Stauder, friend and owner of Anthology Book Co. (www.anthologybookcompany.com).  I finally got around to reading it this past weekend.  Yes, I did manage to read it in its entirety on Sunday afternoon.
The main character, Jacob Jankowski, is male.  I point this out [...]

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