Book Reviews

What Books Did You Get?

Every Christmas, I give books to my family. The clan knows the books are coming and each gift is almost always tailored to the recipient’s interest or personality. For example, last year, I gave my Dad A Little History of the World. This year, my Mom got Audrey Niffenegger‘s latest and my three brothers, well, [...]

December 29, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

3 Books To Help Defer The Cost Of Therapy

A friend once told me that every time he went into Barnes and Noble or Borders that he’d ultimately end up in the self-help section. You may be able to relate. These crazy holiday times can leave us stressed, broke and yearning for less family dysfunction. Combine them all and some might just need a [...]

December 11, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl

While I usually proactively seek out historical fiction like a mad woman, this time was different. Choosing to read The Other Boleyn Girl was a result of simply being book-less and in desperate need of a quality solution. I was at the airport on my way to Grand Cayman about six years ago. Historical fiction [...]

October 30, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Book Review: The Post-Birthday World

There’s a simple reason I chose this book. The first page of Lionel Shriver’s The Post-Birthday World has a quote that says: “Nobody’s Perfect.” The quote’s author is listed as “Known Fact.” How could one not be intrigued by something we all know deep down to be true yet still try to achieve? My first [...]

October 10, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

What I’m Reading, What You’re Reading

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce Every book I’ve read either a) comes from a friend or colleague’s recommendation or b) is a result of an airport book store purchase, upon realizing I’ve forgotten reading material. To point “a,” one of my [...]

September 25, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Is There Soul In Your Grammar?

“To know how near or far each soul is from its goal, the indicator is speech.” – Nachman of Bratzlav I’m sure most of you remember the best classes you’ve ever taken in your lifetime. I bet few of you list “grammar class” as one of them. As a writer, I’m always striving to improve [...]

September 14, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Book Review: The American Wife

I’d love to say that The American Wife was recommended or on my ‘to read’ list. Honestly, though, I was at O’Hare on my way to Grand Cayman last year and realized I left my books home. So, I picked it up at the airport bookstore since it was recommended to me by many avid [...]

August 25, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love

I know what you’re thinking. Enough Eat, Pray, Love already. Everywhere I go – subway, airport, bakery – someone is reading it. By someone I mean the 90% of the American female population. Tomorrow, the movie comes out. And more women will be eating, praying and loving again. But, in my opinion, popular does not [...]

August 12, 2010 CONTINUE READING →