Rare Bird, by Anna Whiston-Donaldson, published by Convergent Books, is a powerful and moving account of a terrible, personal tragedy. Anna and I met at BlogU in June, where she told me about the journey she and her family had gone through after the tragic accident that took the life of her 12-year-old son, Jack, three years ago. I was honored when she asked me to review … [Read more...]
Remembering “When We Became Three” with Jill Caryl Weiner
As I yelled at my teenager to stop torturing his younger brother for the hundredth time this morning, I struggled to remember when my statements to him weren’t, “Will you please stop _________________." When Tom was born almost 16 years ago, I vowed to never forget one precious moment of our early days together. I wanted to burn into my memory every single giggle and … [Read more...]
Eating Wildly: A Book Review and Interview with Ava Chin
Searching for hidden treasures in the most unlikely places is one of the themes Ava Chin explores in her beautiful memoir, Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love & the Perfect Meal from Simon and Schuster. Ava weaves her experience of trying to find peace with her untraditional childhood, which includes her father’s abandonment of the family and a mother who often … [Read more...]
Friendship, Romance and a Book Review
One of my guiltiest pleasures in life is reading romance novels and watching so-called chick flicks. I’m a complete sucker for a love story. If the heroine is a strong, independent woman, and her love interest is a successful, commitment-phobic older man, I know I’ll be hooked. Add a beautiful setting, such as a beach house on Long Island with an amazing closet, and you can … [Read more...]
