Of Gold and Dust Book Review
I’m often asked what my favorite genre is, and while I like classics, memoirs are hard to beat for me. I love to get an … Read more
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Girl Woman Other Book Review
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo had been on my reading pile for months when I finally got around to reading it. Like many people, … Read more
The Book That Saved My Life (and the books that are helping mom’s through the pandemic)
Fifteen years ago, a single book I picked up at Boston Airport helped me quit an abusive job, seek help with a spiraling eating disorder, … Read more
Group by Christie Tate Book Review
Christie Tate’s group was the last book I read in 2020 (I think). I was browsing the shelves of Gertrude & Alice (as usual) unsure … Read more
20 Amazing Books that will Add Diversity to Your Child’s Book Shelf
How special (and terrifying) is it that we as parents can raise the next generation? One thing I really hope for my kids is that … Read more
I Feel Bad About My Neck Book Review
Nora Ephron has been on the periphery of my reading repertoire for some time. A writer whom many other friends recommended to me many times. … Read more
The Vanishing Half Book Review
Like many people, I had high hopes for 2020. Not only did I plan to explore more of Australia; I too had aspired to read … Read more
Insomniac City Book Review – The Literary Edit
Some of my favorite books are set in the Big Apple – A Little Life, Places I Stopped At on the Way Home, The Catcher … Read more
To Die For Book Review
Along with Daphne Du Maurier, Oscar Wilde, Rosamunde Pilcher and Joanne Harris, Joyce Maynard is one of my favorite writers in the world. I first … Read more
Grey Boy Book Review – The Literary Edit
After the last Bondi Literary Salon of the year discussing Maggie O’Farrell’s undeniable Hamnet, I bought a copy of Greyboy by Cole Brown. I had … Read more