Finding Fulfillment with: The Art of Flaneuring by Erika OwenIt sounds like it involves a delicate cooking process to be found dans la cuisine or, at very least, sitting in a French cafe watching...
Paranoia or, maybe it is Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman A couple honeymooning in Bora Bora discover a bag filled with loot. Both Mark, who has just lost his job, and Erin are tempted to keep...
Beyond Creature Comforts in: Beyond the Ice Limit by Preston and ChildPreston and Child are back with the fourth thrilling in the Gideon Crew series. I didn't read the first books because I wanted to get to...
Discovering History from Food: Lost Feast, by Lenore NewmanAuthor Newman expertly explains how the loss of various species has affected our meals. Weaving together a fascinating history of people,...
A Mummified Corpse Sparks Friendship: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne YoungsonMrs. Tina Hopgood lives on a farm in England with her family and strikes up an email correspondence with Professor Anders Larsen, a...
Grand Farm, Great Food at Rosy Tomorrows Heritage FarmHumane and sustainable farming makes for happy livestock and healthy food for people who don't want a vegan diet, but still want to...
Mary Poppins She Ain't: The Perfect Nanny by Leila SlimaniTranslated from the French novella, and also previously released as Lullaby, this sinister and suspenseful tale of a nanny and her two...
Reflecting on Life and Family: Must I Go by Yiyun LiThere's humor and heartbreak in this mini family saga by Chinese author, Yiyun Li. Feisty octogenarian Lilia Imbody reflects on her life...
A Thoughtful Wife May Not Be: The Perfect Wife by JP DelaneyAbby wakes up. Life seems normal until her husband, Tim tells her why she can't leave the house. She isn't really his wife. She's an A.I...
An Eerie Darkness on Campus: Catherine House by Elisabeth ThomasAn eerie experience encompasses Ines Murillo who is fortunate enough to be accepted into this modern-day, very elite, experimental...
Pondering Fashion Phrases: Fast/Slow Fashion, Sustainable and more.Politicizing our daily lives even involves not only who we are, but what we wear. To avoid you being caught with your pants down during a...
What a Dump - Fashionable and Fast Filling.Car emissions? Plastic bottles? Water pollution? What about the *fracking* shirt off your back? If you think that tossing bags of your...
Less Dresses, More Wear: Project 333 by Courtney CarverFewer clothes mean more wear, more time, more simplicity in your life, according to author Courtney Carver, who invites readers to try to...
Tapping into What You Wear: The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth L. ClineIncrease your fashion sense and sensibilities with this informative, practical guide to making over your closet and attitude to being...
Musings on Being a WriterAll you need to be a writer is a passion for writing and, of course, to actually write. Many people assume that in order to be a writer,...
A Detective in India: The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallImmerse yourself in Indian society, culture and politics in the engaging first of the Detective Vish Puri series by Tarquin Hall. This...
Memory (or lack thereof) in Altered States.What are you capable of when you are not completely conscious? The perils of sleepwalking create much tension in Bohjalian's The...
The Strange Power of History, Hope and Faith: The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyA man's body is completely tattooed with stories that come alive (somewhat literally) as he is observed by another. Ray Bradbury, who...
Echoing A Message of Humanity and Sustainability: Echo Global Farms and NurseryWhere can you learn to grow food anywhere in the world? One of my favourite places to visit in SWFL, where I can unwind, go for an...
Pondering the Word: SonderA dear friend and blog follower recently notified me of word she thought was mistyped in one of my posts - “Sonder.” Turns out, it was...
