Book Reviews

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Drag Queens

When I get home from work I am tired.  Between the drama that is work, and the drama that is headline news, and the drama that is mothering two young…

BOOK REVIEW: Someone Could Get Hurt

Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood “Someone Could Get Hurt” by Drew Magary is a hilarious parenting memoir that is relatable and heartbreaking at the same time.…

Christmas in July

I’m a Jew, and this is July, so you’d be correct in thinking it odd that I’m all hopped up and excited about a Christmas sweater.  Yup, it’s the Jewish…

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR — Gol

Gol (Legends of Ansu) (Volume 1)by J.W. Webb The good folks at BookBear asked me to participate in the virtual book tour for “Gol” by J.W. Webb. “Gol” is a…

The Joy of Accidental Discovery

I took my children to the public library not too long ago.  I am lucky that both of my children like to read, although my daughter is generally pickier than…

How Can a Ghostwriter Make You a Bestseller?

How Can a Ghostwriter Make You a Bestseller? People who are experts in their field are experts in their field because they have vast amounts of experience and take the…

Book Review: The Kura

The Kura The Kura, by Mary Patterson Thornburg, is Ms. Thornburg’s second novel. Like her first, A Glimmer of Guile, she does a great job presenting the reader with a…

Over Complicated Coffee

According to the fancy framed diplomas on my wall, I’m a pretty educated person. I’ve read a lot of books, written a lot of papers, and researched about a bazillion…

BOOK REVIEW: Lost in Suburbia

Lost in Suburbia: a Momoir: How I Got Pregnant, Lost Myself, and Got My Cool Back in the New Jersey Suburbs Lost in Suburbia, by Tracy Beckerman bills itself as…

Metatarsalgia and Me

  Metatarsalgia and Me Of the myriad of stupid ways in which I am likely to eventually die, refusal to go to the doctor because I think the doctor might…

BOOK REVIEW: If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?

“If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?”: Questions and Thoughts for Loud, Smart Women in Turbulent Times I had the great pleasure of hearing Dr. Gina…

Introverts: Taking Over the World One Keystroke at a Time

I’m fairly certain that if you left me alone long enough I could take over the world. Maybe that’s why no one ever leaves me alone.  They fear the conquering…