Sailing Towards the Future.

 

Book Review for "The Next Ship Home" by Heather Webb.

#ShortStorySunday - – Epistolary Chills from 1938

 

Book Review for "Address Unknown" by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

"Blue... the most human color."

Book Review for "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" by Kim Michele Richardson.

#LetsDiscuss2020 – Am I a Politically Correct Reader? – #DiscussionSunday #10.

With the #BlackLivesMatter protests taking place across the globe, together with June being Gay Pride Month, I noticed that many bloggers have been putting up posts with their top ten books by authors of color, or their top ten LGBTQ+ books. Now, I don't like to mix politics with books on my blog. Still... I generally care about equal rights for all, so... that made me wonder:

Am I Politically Incorrect in My Reading Habits?

A Family Inventory

Book Review for "The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt" by Andrea Bobotis.

The Rise and Fall of Ragtime

Book Review of "Temptation Rag: A Novel" by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard.

A Buzzfeed Blunder on Children's Books

Recently a friend of mine posted on Facebook a link to a Buzzfeed article "13 Children’s Books That Encourage Kindness Towards Others." Admittedly, I am familiar with only two of the books on that list. One is the Dr. Seuss book "Horton Hears a Who," which certainly fits the bill. The other, however, is Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree," and I must object to their including this book on their list.