After Sarah from LaRueBoweRs Photography made a splash with her first book store profile of Bearly Read Books, I am so thrilled to have her back for a second time around! This time she headed to Florida and checked out a great store called Second Edition. Read about her experience and check out the amazing gallery below! Check out LaRueBoweRs Photography! In my … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Guest Post: Rory’s Top 5 Scary Books
As many of you know, I am a big baby when it comes to scary novels but I didn't want to get left out of the Halloween fun! I'm so excited to have Rory from Fourth Street Review guest post about her Top 5 Halloween reads. Be sure to head over to her site and poke around! October is, without a doubt, my favorite month. The falling leaves, cooler weather, … [Read more...]
Inspirational Women: Regina Calcaterra
Rarely does a book come along that is both powerful and inspiring, but Regina Calcaterra's memoir, Etched in Sand, is just that. A couple of months ago I reviewed her amazing memoir (thanks TLC Book Tours) and was blown away by her story and her candidness. It's a tale of perseverance and redemption, but above all it's a story about the importance of family. What's just as … [Read more...]
Author Interview: Stephanie Carroll of ‘A White Room’
Introduction Remember about a month ago or so when I reviewed A White Room by Stephanie Carroll? In case you don't, you can find the review here. The short and skinny is that the book delves into the personal world of a woman going hysterical in a dark, old mansion in a tiny, secluded town but finds her salvation in nursing those that are unable to access care (sound … [Read more...]
Why China and the US need to get along
Last week I attended a forum with Michael O'Hanlon, director of research for the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and we spent a good chunk of time talking about U.S.-Chinese relations and the future of what it means to be a superpower. It was both informative and eye-opening and it led me to immediately pick up Partners and Rivals: The Uneasy Future of … [Read more...]