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The benefits of reading books range from improving mental health, to improving physical health, to creating healthy habits, and it’s...

Book of the Week for March 10, 2019

Tree Tops: A Family Memoir by Susan Cheever

Old secrets surface–on both sides; the sequel to Home Before Dark.

10 Must-read Books For Women’s History Month

If you’re looking for a way to get involved during Women’s History Month, one recommendation is to simply read. Here...

‘one Hundred Years Of Solitude’ Is Coming To Netflix

Netflix announced on Wednesday that it had acquired the rights to develop Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal novel “One Hundred Years...

Book of the Week for March 01, 2019

The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams

A cloistered widow begins a fiery romance with a much younger man.

Book of the Week for February 24, 2019

A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

A photograph and a strange story lure the sleuth, Jane Marple, into investigating a murder.

Book of the Week for February 17, 2019

Murder In The Smithsonian by Margaret Truman

A historian is murdered during a black tie affair, and a case of deceit, secrets, and revenge is revealed.

Book of the Week for February 10, 2019

Salome Of The Tenements by Anzia Yezierska

A 1923 novel–based on a true story about a Jewish immigrant girl’s romance with a millionaire–which jarred the public.

Book of the Week for February 04, 2019

A Girl From Yamhill by Beverly Cleary

Life in Oregon, difficulties learning to read, the Depression, and more; the second volume of the centenarian’s memoirs.

Grateful American: A Journey From Self To Service

Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise with Marcus Brotherton 272 pp., Thomas Nelson $17 “Lt....

Book of the Week for January 27, 2019

The Death Of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

Harriet receives notice of an unexpected inheritance, and realizes–too late–it was a mistake with consequences.

Book of the Week for January 21, 2019

My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary

The first of two memoirs by the revered children’s book author.