by Laura DeNooyer | Jul 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
The Wings of Poppy Pendleton by Melanie Dobson introduced me to the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario. I’d never been there in person or in fiction. Since this is a dual timeline story, I received a double portion of the immersive...
by Laura DeNooyer | Jun 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
If you’re anything like me, your knowledge of the Three Wise Men of the Nativity is limited to children dressing up like them at Christmas pageants. But author Lana Christian’s debut novel, New Star, has opened my eyes to answers of questions I had never asked...
by Laura DeNooyer | Apr 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
On this blog, I’ve introduced numerous World War II novels, but not one single Civil War story. In trying to recall any Civil War titles I’ve read, only Gone With the Wind comes to mind. And that was decades ago! Of my 109 posts since November 2021, the novel set...
by Laura DeNooyer | Feb 18, 2025 | Book Reviews
I’M RUNNING A GIVEAWAY OF PATTI’S BOOKS—SEE BELOW. There’s something magical about Patti Callahan Henry’s novels, at least the ones I’ve read. A common thread runs through them: books, literature, fairy tales—the stories that shape us. I’m particularly grateful...
by Laura DeNooyer | Feb 4, 2025 | Book Reviews
I’M RUNNING A GIVEAWAY OF AMANDA’S BOOK—SEE BELOW. Novelist Amanda Wen has been a guest on this blog twice for two books in her Sedgewick County Chronicles series. Today I’m sharing book three: The Rhythm of Fractured Grace. I’m particularly grateful to Amanda...
