Dear Bookworms, Are you familiar with the comedian Jim Gaffigan? You may know him for his jokes about Hot Pockets. Well, recently he has become an author as well, writing his first book Dad Is Fat about the comedy that surrounds parenthood. Since so much of his popularity stems from his satire on various types…
Dear Bookworms, Christmas is coming! It’s my favorite holiday, so I get very excited. One of the things I love about it is that it is so full of tradition and nostalgia. No matter how old you get, there is always something about Christmas that reminds you of your childhood. If, like me, you read…
Dear Bookworms, This month, it is my pleasure to be highlighting my first non-fiction book for The Write Teacher(s). That book is Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Initially, I selected this book as a personal read but found it so interesting I knew I wanted to recommend it…
Dear Bookworms, I’ve been hearing a lot recently about the author Rainbow Rowell. She has written several books that have made quite a splash among the readers that I know. So I set out to discover why. I began with Eleanor & Park, (the book club book for the month of May here at The…
Dear Bookworms, Being an extreme bibliophile, I not only enjoy reading good books, but also have a special affinity for good books about books. It was my enjoyment of this overly-specific genre that led me to Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, a delightful book about books, or in this case, bookstores. Written from the first person…
Dear Bookworms, I’ve just finished reading Barbara Taylor Bradford’s new release Cavendon Hall, a story following the lives of the occupants of the early twentieth century English estate of the same name. Largely centering on two main families, the Inghams and the Swanns, the story spans the course of seven years, incorporating the events of…