Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
Maybe it was the fascinating title: Mama Day. Maybe it was the book cover—hands outstretched, conjuring up lighting from a stormy sky. Whatever it was,…
Author: jennyz
5 Books That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Welcome! Today, I gush over my some of my favorite humor books. These are wonderfully written, incredibly clever, and all kinds of fun! I totally…
Shakespeare in Love…with Food
You might be surprised that besides writing about romance, tragedy, and ghosts, Shakespeare also wrote some great passages describing food and drink. Below are some…
Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
Chances are you know Jim Gaffigan, the comedian who rose to fame with his “Hot Pocket” routine. (If you haven’t seen him do this routine,…
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
For starters, you have to listen to the audio version because ahhh, that voice! Soft and soothing--Gilbert's voice will totally entrance you. I love it…
3 Positive Energy Exercises (No Physical Exercise Required!)
This year, I’m shaking things up a bit. I’ve started spending 30 minutes a day on positive energy exercises (and I am LOVING it)! If…
How to Beat a Reading Slump
It started with crazy deadlines at work. Then I got swept up in family obligations, sushi nights, celebrity gossip sites, bronchitis. Next thing I know,…
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Five stars! Totally loved it! Like Water for Chocolate has lingered on my TBR list for a zillion years. Finally I got around to reading…
Adolphe Henri Laissement: “Cardinals in a Vatican Hall” or “Eavesdropping” (1895)
Eavesdrop Your Way to Better Writing
Shhh, don’t tell anyone, but I eavesdrop. Sorry, but this book told me to do it: The Writer’s Idea Book by Jack Heffron. Sometimes I’ll…
The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
Uhhgh. There I was, first job out of college, working as a receptionist, bored out of my mind . . . zzzz. So, what’s a…