Book Review: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Don’t be someone else’s little cheerleader. Be the star of your own show. Even if there’s no audience. – Jeanette Walls, The Silver Star I’m writing this review only because […]
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Book Review: The Baroness by Hannah Rothschild
Butterflies are moths with better public relations. – Gaden Robinson, The Baroness The butterfly is the iconic image for survivors of domestic violence. I was drawn as a moth to […]
Book Review: Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky
Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky was the perfect way to celebrate Midsummer’s Eve. Saturday was glorious in Seattle, but I didn’t have the post-op energy to make it to the […]
Book Review: All That Is Bitter & Sweet by Ashley Judd
“Stay home!” is the message I wanted to deliver to Ashley Judd when I finished reading her memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, yesterday morning. I wanted her to stay […]
Book Review: THE APPLE ORCHARD by Susan Wiggs
The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs is delicious. I love, love, loved this book. It is like being transported to the wine country of Sonoma County, CA for a perfect, epicurean feast. […]
Review: In the Body of the World by Eve Ensler
You need community, and you need friends, and you need support to wake up. You cannot do it alone. – Eve Ensler In the Body of the World is Eve Ensler’s […]
Book Review: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window
My friend Kiwi Mary, who is a leader of the World’s Best Book Club (WBBC), highly recommended one of their January selections: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window. […]
Book Review: Pawleys Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
I just don’t understand. Why in the world would a judge allow this to happen? . . .he’s a lazy judge who prefers a clean desk over a long hearing. […]
Jodee Blanco: Turning Pain Into Purpose
The bully never remembers, the outcast never forgets. – Jodee Blanco Bullying. It’s everywhere: on the playground, in our boardrooms and bedrooms, and in the news. Jodee Blanco is a […]
Book Review: Chasing the Devil by Rep. David Reichert (R-WA)
Sheriff Dave Reichert interrogating Green River serial killer Gary Ridgway You’re an evil, murdering, monstrous, cowardly man. – Sheriff David Reichert Two men. Same experience. Different choices. One chose the […]
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