This book promises to increase productivity, boost cognitive function, and sharpen focus! Wow! I’m all in! Who doesn’t need that? This book caught my eye…
The German Girl, by Armando Lucas Correa
This novel grabs a hold of you and doesn’t let go. Armando Lucas Correa’s prose has been described as devastatingly evocative, poignant, and highly emotive,…
STONED, by Aja Raden
JEWELRY, OBSESSION, AND HOW DESIRE SHAPES THE WORLD. I’m not going to say that this book is a gem, but it is truly a treasure!…
Woman’s Guide to Sailing, by Doris Colgate
I read this book “many moons ago†when I was invited to join friends as a crew member in the Blue Cup Regatta in Greece. …
HOW NOT TO DIE, by Dr. Michael Gregor with Gene Stone
“Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease. When I first saw the title of this book, I thought it was a bit…
Talking about writing won’t make you a writer, but writing will. Easy, right?
There is much to be said about writing. I wanted to write from the time I was in grade school when I wrote about life…
THE FALL OF ANNE BOLEYN, A Countdown, by Claire Ridgway
In spite of Henry VIII’s efforts to erase Anne Boleyn from history, her legend lives on today, 500 years later. She was said to be…
MADEMOISELLE CHANEL, by C.W. Gortner.
Since briefly meeting C.W. Gortner in London some years ago during a writer’s conference and discovering that he shares my fascination with the Tudor era,…
Russian Winter, by Daphne Kalotay
Whenever someone asks me for “something good to read,†the first thing that falls out of my mouth is “Russian Winter,†by Daphne Kalotay. The…
The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn
Eric Ives once said that Anne Boleyn was the “other woman” in his marriage because of the passion he put into the decades of research…