Before listening to Leah Remini's Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, I had a general idea of who she was. I've watched King of Queens in syndication and liked what I knew about her. I didn't know she was a Scientologist and, as someone who doesn't follow a lot of entertainment news, only had vague recollection of the frenzy surrounding her leaving the church. So … [Read more...]
Euphoria by Lily King is a Literary Gem
Before Cynthia Bond was an Oprah darling, she was kind enough to participate in The Book Wheel's inaugural #30Authors event. In it, she reviewed Lily King's Euphoria, a book about three anthropologists caught in a love triangle with longterm implications. Euphoria is a stunning novel, both in its beautifully subtle style of writing and the story that King creates and I can't … [Read more...]
‘Missing Pieces’ Is Absolutely Perfect!
Before picking up Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf (a #30Authors contributor), I was having a tough time finding a book I could get into. I wouldn't call it a reading slump but I was definitely in a book-picking slump, so as a long-time Gudenkauf fan I was almost afraid to pick it up due to my state of mind. That fear was misplaced, however, because once again … [Read more...]
‘Did You Ever Have a Family’ – An Emotional Story of Grief
When I first picked up Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg, I didn't know much about its content. I knew that it had overwhelmingly positive reviews and, based on the title, that it was an emotionally heavy read, but that was about it. It turns out that my assumption was true and it's easy to see why this book is so popular - it's well-written, fairly short, and packs … [Read more...]
Far As the Eye Can See by Robert Bausch
There are times when I read outside of my comfort zone and it goes horribly wrong, but then there times that it goes incredibly well and makes it worth my while. Far As the Eye Can See by Robert Bausch was one of the times it was well worth it and I may have to reconsider my feelings about westerns. Although this may not be a western in the traditional sense of the genre's … [Read more...]