Episode 27: What makes a classic?

by | Feb 1, 2021 | Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS | More Rachel and Carmen talk about what makes a book a classic. Let us know how you...
Blue Marlin by Lee Smith

Blue Marlin by Lee Smith

by | Jan 29, 2021 | Biographical Fiction, Book Review

Summary: On a patched-up family vacation to Key West, a young girl seeks out movie stars and redemption for her fractured family.Lee Smith brings her masterful storytelling magic to this jewel of a novella that follows Jenny, an adventurous thirteen-year-old, down to...
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

by | Jan 18, 2021 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist—and confidante—to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

by | Jan 18, 2021 | Book Review, Fantasy

Summary: Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if...
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

by | Jan 15, 2021 | Book Review, YA

Summary: Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams,...