Best Book Review

Matthew Moses is an American science-fiction writer whose second novel, Proxies of Fate, was released in February 2010. Set during the 1930’s, the novel chronicles the transformation of two men in two distinct regions: Chris Donner, World War I veteran, downtrodden farmer in Dust Bowl-ridden Kansas and Li Chen, idealistic Chinese peasant caught in the [...]

There are two books that could be the answer to this question, The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Peace is Every Step. Both of these books can be found here on this site! Omnivore’s Dilemma changed the way I look at food and make my everyday eating decisions. While Peace is Every Step has helped me become [...]

Vengeful Parrot? Yes Please!
So I went to the mailbox this morning and what did I find? Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who’s Determined to Kill Me by Jenny Gardiner I have been eagerly anticipating this novel and cannot wait to delve into it! Hmmm… Will it be a Tea Drinking [...]

I have been meaning to read an Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor for a while; I’ve picked it up, started, then got sidetracked! Since I’ve enjoyed the rest of the series so much, I’m going to give An Irish Country Girl a little more play on my site than I normally would! My apologies [...]

Well, for all you Twilight fans, here is another book to add to your collection! Actually, it’s more of a novella or what Stephanie Meyer says is her version of a short story.
If you all remember Bree Tanner from Eclipse, this story is about her short life and role she has in trying to take [...]

Here is another one of our favorite bookstores! Situated right off Highway One in Pt. Reyes, this bookstore is such a treat while visiting this great little town! We frequent Pt. Reyes often, and each time we visit we have to jump in Pt. Reyes Books to see the current selection.
What I like about [...]

Dirty: A Search for Answers Inside America’s Teenage Drug Epidemic
Meredith Maran
Nobody ever claimed that I stick to one genre or topic! This past week I grabbed Dirty from the library shelf, not because I have a drug addict teenager, but because the cover looked interesting. There you have it! I am guilty of judging a [...]

The Lady and the Unicorn: Beyond the Tapestry
Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier takes on art history through a novel again, and successfully creates characters that give the story behind the art, this time of the famous medieval tapestry, “The Lady and the Unicorn.” Chevalier uses the voices of different characters to provide a changing point of view [...]