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NEW 2021 Holiday Children's Books
As someone who loves to read, there's nothing better than giving the gift of books, especially to kids. Last year I shared with you new holiday-t…
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Why We Love Star Wars - Book Review
Ken Napzok's book Why We Love Star Wars made me realize that maybe I'm not as big of a Star Wars fan as I thought. I've never read any of…
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Phoenix - Book Review
It's here! The second installment in the Black City young adult book series. If you want to see what I thought about the first book, check out my…
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Sage's Eyes - Book Review
I didn't want to like this book, but I did want to find out just what exactly was up with the main character, Sage. In case you're wonderi…
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Hit - Book Review
Mr. Haddings is a 21-year-old student teacher at Sarah's school, and 18-year-old Sarah has a major crush on him. She thinks Mr. Haddings likes …
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The Art of Memoir - Book Review
I read Mary Karr's The Art of Memoir as part of the Simple Scrapper book club. This book was actually the March pick, but I just now got around…
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The Clockmaker's Daughter - Book Review
I finally finished one of the books on my October to-read list: Kate Morton's The Clockmaker's Daughter. I had really high hopes for this o…
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Book Review: John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature Photography
I have always loved looking at pictures of nature. I used to collect Ansel Adams prints because his pictures were so beautiful. I would look forwar…
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Three everyday reads
I would love to read everyday but most weeks, time gets away from me. For ages, reading meant always having a novel on the go but lately I've bee…
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Look at a Cookbook - The New Irish Table: Recipes From Ireland's Top Chefs
When planning your meal of Irish foods, sometimes it is hard to think past corned beef or shepherd's pie. Join me for a look at this newly publis…
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OCD, The Dude, and Me - Book Review
image credit This book was described to me as Freaks and Geeks meets Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging. I watched a few episodes of Freaks …
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Lazy Crafternoon - Book Review
Fall is here and pretty soon it's going to be too cold to do anything outside. So how about getting crafty inside? The new book Lazy Crafternoon…
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Spies (Michael Frayn)
Despite its foibles , my usual hotel in London does at least have a lounge downstairs with free internet access, a printer, and as much tea as you c…
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Mailman (J. Robert Lennon)
As a teenager, I used to love the book sale in Lisburn’s Easons each summer. For a couple of weeks, a huge number of unwanted, dented and dusty books…
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The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience (Ronald J. Sider)
The book came up in conversation in July. First published in 2005, a quick trawl of the likely suspects in Belfast (Faith Mission, Wesley Owen and Wa…
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How to live safely in a science fictional universe (Charles Yu)
Stories that feature time travel are often confusing, but this tome takes the biscuit. I didn’t really understand the end of the book. To be honest I…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J. K. Rowling)
This review will be in inverse proportion to the size of this last installment in the gallant life of Harry Potter. Overall Harry Potter and the Dea…
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Books alive!
Organising your bookshelves is important. Over on Youtube, crazedadam has uploaded two beautiful films of his bookshelves - and then a whole booksto…
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Richard & Judy ... Aliens Love Underpants ... Alphaoops!
In book news, Richard and Judy are spreading their commercial literary expertise to start up a children’s book club . Channel 4, tonight at 8pm (c…
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Paris with Children (Kim Horton Levesque): a great guide to help plan a visit
Not long back from a week’s holiday in Paris, I recommend the pocket-sized book Paris with Children as a source of child-friendly tips and trips for…
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