Booking through Thursday: Kiss and Tell?

On Thursday, July 2nd, Booking through Thursday asked: Do you read celebrity memoirs? Which ones have you read or do you want to read? Which nonexistent celebrity memoirs would you like to see? I don’t really read that many celebrity memoirs, unless the celebrities are politicians. For example, I read Living History by Hilary Clinton, and [...]

In Progress: Norwegian Wood, by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood Harumi Murakami Get it from Amazon >> I’m about half-way through Norwegian Wood, by Haruki Murakami. I had the book on my wish list forever, and then finally bought after last summers writing conference, because so many people there were talking up Murakami. Honestly, I’m not impressed. I mean, I don’t hate the book. The characters [...]

Sunday Salon: Shark Infested Waters?

I have a “thing” for sharks, so when the weather stayed in the triple-digits for yet another week, I was already thinking about rereading The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks by Susan Casey. On Saturday, I came inside from swimming feeling too hot, strangely exhausted, and [...]

Booking through Thursday: Hot

On Thursday, June 25th, Booking through Thursday asked: Now that summer is here (in the northern hemisphere, anyway), what is the most “Summery” book you can think of? The one that captures the essence of summer for you? (I’m not asking for you to list your ideal “beach reading,” you understand, but the book that you [...]

Review: Lulu in Marrakech, by Diane Johnson

Lulu in Marrakech Diane Johnson Get it at Amazon >> I had just finished re-reading The Eight. which had some lovely scenes set in Tangier, and wanted something similarly exotic. I was standing in Barnes and Noble, talking to my friend Deb on the phone, and I saw the lovely red cover with Lulu in Marrakech, across the [...]