Monthly Archives: January 2016

Those who read know what I am speaking of when I say a book has sneaked into my heart…those who do not read…have my sympathies…. I read -rather, I reread – a book over the holiday break. It is a book … Continue reading →

Jane Kirkpatrick’s historical novel A Sweetness to the Soul does a fine job of giving the reader historical information about Oregon pioneers in the second half of the 20th century; it struggles, however, with whether it wants to be a … Continue reading →

An old PSA from the sixties told us that reading was “fun!-damental” – for me, despite whatever other demands tug at my time, reading is absolute necessity…. As I have written recently, my reading time has been somewhat curtailed. I … Continue reading →

John Hairr’s North Carolina Rivers is part reference book, part history, part guidebook. What it is not is particularly engaging…. While I haven’t completed my book list for 2016, I will say a couple of things about it for those who have … Continue reading →