Books

I like to say that books love us and want us to be happy so, in that spirit, I created “book-desserts” for myself when I was losing 55-pounds in my late-30s and early-40s. Today, I still use book-desserts to maintain the original loss. I’m currently 61, had two babies and a husband who I call…

In these book comments, I open a new mystery series, set in the Inner and Middle Temples in London, by former KC Sally Smith. It’s fun to be “in the beginning.” I read a series combined into one big book, The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels. No one book is too long…

Are you one of those people who, no matter how much you are enjoying it, simply cannot wait to finish the book you are reading when another interesting title catches your eye? Me too. Unfortunately, a busy schedule limits my dedicated reading time…

I can still see my boys, one under each arm, squirming to get a better look at Frog and Toad – for the 87th time. One had peanut butter stuck to his cheek, the other had his toes wedged under my leg like he was strapping in for a rollercoaster. They knew every word by heart…

Many classic novels are set against the backdrop of real-world landmarks, and visiting these places can bring those beloved stories to life. Here are 10 literary landmarks that should be on the bucket list of every classic book lover…

As you are reading, do you imagine a movie or TV series produced based on the book? I do and am thrilled when I see that a producer thought likewise. Slow Horses is now a series on Apple+. There are 15 books involving these characters, so copious of content for the screenwriters…

Reading a variety of genres is fun. In this group of seven books, we have four history books, three memoirs, two novels, five that take place in foreign settings, two about war, and one natural history. Impossible? Not really. Interesting books often span genres such as The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating that is […]

Diversity is the theme for these nine books – not in terms of race or gender, but topics. The one I enjoyed most was Kate Atkinson’s latest, followed by Dog of the North. Both light reading and a refreshing change of pace. None here I did not enjoy. I learned from your feedback…

Each year in March, during the University of Arizona spring break, a huge volunteer organization takes over the campus and hosts the Tucson Festival of Books (TFoB). This year 135,000 book lovers and around 350 authors immersed themselves in the world of books…

Part of my inspiration for starting Sixty and Me was the feeling that too many media outlets do not devote enough attention to women over 60. I feel that we are too often invisible on magazine covers and on TV shows, and our voices…