I received a complimentary copy of Once a Midwife for review. All opinions in this post, however, are my own. The latest installment in Patricia Harman's Hope River series, Once a Midwife takes up the story of Hope River's midwife, Patience, View Post
It’s National Book Lovers Day! What’s Rachel Reading?
August 9 is National Book Lovers Day -- But of course, every day is national book lovers day around here! Since we haven't talked What's Rachel Reading for a while, I figured today's "holiday" provides the perfect excuse for a short round-up of just View Post
What’s Rachel Reading? Away With Words
This week's local library find of randomness? Away With Words: An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions. Written by Fast Company reporter Joe Berkowitz, Away With Words is a mostly-entertaining romp through the world of pun View Post
What’s Rachel Reading? The Local Foods Mystery Series!
What's better than finding a good new book to read? Well, that would of course have to be finding a good new (to me...) series of books to read! I recently ran across one of Edith Maxwell's Local Foods Mysteries at the library, and quickly ended up View Post
What’s Rachel Reading? Leaving Time
Let me tell you a little bit about what I've been reading this week! Like most of Jodi Picoult's novels, the New York Times best-selling Leaving Time would be a great book club pick: There's a lot to discuss in this compelling read: The plight of View Post
What’s Rachel Reading? A mini January roundup…
Although I haven't posted a book review here in a while, what with all the holidays/winter break/kids off school/random illnesses mishegos going on in this house, rest assured: Much reading has actually been done. So as I've been walking around the View Post
