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
I recently found this list while working on my review of the movie version of “Brideshead Revisited.” 100 ALL-TIME NOVELS It’s an interesting list. Now I have a few books to add to my every growing “must read list.” Unfortunately, my favorite book, “The Age of Innocence,” did not make the list so I am forced to question the literary qualifications of the list makers!
Recommended Summer Reading From the author who brought us “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” comes a brilliant novel about coming of age in William Blake’s England. Tracy Chevalier is one of my all-time favorite authors. Read my review HERE.
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 same name, starring Scarlett Johannsen and Colin Firth. Chevalier has the ability to transform
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. Boyle and at first his
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 climbed the tree before, or any other tree. Paul becomes obsessed with finding out
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 journeys; a journey to the future and a journey to
A book I never finished… Three Cups of Tea, one man’s mission to support peace”¦ one school at a time By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin I borrowed this book with determination to read and like it. I loved both the topic and the setting (Pakistan and Afghanistan). Three Cups of Tea is a highly popular, highly praised New York Times Best Seller, so obviously many people have loved
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 usual subject matter. Under the Banner of Heaven: a Story of Violent Faith, is
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 work is Girl with a Pearl
