Posts by Callie C

Although January is usually the month for resolutions of self-improvement, you can get a jump-start on the project with this shelf of books by learning to trade bad habits for good ones, cook like a pro or at least cook healthy, redecorate your home in a minimalist style, increase your knowledge of history, or better…

If you follow suspense thriller series, this one’s for you – the newest of James Patterson, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, and Stuart Wood all on one shelf along with a lot of other really good reads.   Ambush by James Patterson When a series of attacks targeting Michael Bennett injures one of his children and…

  American Dialogue: The Founders and Us by Joseph Ellis The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers presents an insightful examination of the relevance of the views of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Adams to some of the most divisive issues in today’s America. Antique Traders Antiques & Collectibles by Eric Bradley Filled with expert advice,…

If you recognize the name Hannah Swensen, William Monk, Virgil Flowers, Dalton Lee, or Isaiah Quintabe then know that we have the latest book in the series on this week’s list.  And if you aren’t sure what to read next, check out the mother-of-all lists by James Mustich. 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die…

October seems a fitting month to offer a book about leading vampire Prince Lestat and another book about how Dracula came to be.  All this and more in this week’s list.   Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber Josie Avery takes a summer position cooking at a lakeside lodge in a remote Alaskan town and quickly…

It is natural to respond with fight or flight when we feel threatened.  This very human response also makes for a page-turning read as we consider the response to threat of a character in a story.  We can feel the tension as we contemplate what we would do in that character’s place.  This week’s offerings…

We are drawn to books for a variety of individual reasons, but certain key elements might be the fast-paced action in a plot driven thriller or the beauty of language in a literary work.  Well-developed characters are often a key element. Some of the characters in these new books are dealing with the past by…

  21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari The New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus shares probing insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news and the modern relevance of nations and religion. The Bookshop of Yesterdays by…