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Ghosts don’t show up unless they have a very good reason for doing so — and the ghost that haunts the pages of Elizabeth Ruth’s latest novel, Semi-Detached, is no excepti…

I just wrapped up this book (admittedly, fashionably late to the party) because I had my eyes set on the miniseries. I firmly stand behind the idea of diving into the boo…

If you’ve been lucky enough to find yourself in the orbit of Jessica Westhead at some point over the years, you no doubt have a pretty good sense of what to expect from h…

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I was apprehensive at first because the book is about a start-…

Ahhh, Christmas … that joyful time of year when my family runs for cover.  Is it Christmas baking? The prolific festive decorating of every surface? The incessant ca…

Looking at her computer, our family doctor asks, “Do you read together?” She turns toward us, then smiles. “Never mind, I see you have a book with you right now.” We…

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for a very long time — ever since I first caught wind of the fact that Lisa Whittington-Hill was writing it. I’d read — and…

It's a gorgeous sunny day and I’m sitting out here on the front porch, flipping through vintage advice books.  It’s not like me to take an afternoon off in the middl…