2016 Am I exaggerating if I say, in the USA, we have a king? No, not the President, but Money . Cash i s king. Amidst the comforts of ...

2023, Hogarth In Solito , author Javier Zamora invites us to accompany his 9-year-old self on his journey from El Salvador to the United...

2015, BCP Literary, Inc. Hi friends, I'm far behind in book posting, but I'm still here, reading! I know my book posts aren't as popular...

In the recent post What Makes You Joyful? only one answer to that question, collected from you the readers, wasn't included. It's in...

A few weeks ago (or maybe more, it seems everything is taking me a long time these days), I had a conversation with friends about joy...

First published 1928 These pages have the same meaning as a painted surface." - Chagall, My Life I read the French version of this book,...

After experiencing a few days of despair at the current crazy and divisive state of politics in the United States, I realized I needed to...

Where has the time gone? Months ago, I over-optimistically promised I'd post several books before transforming into Gramma. But it...

My dear friend Jo (Josette Burbage) passed away on October 15, 2024. She would have been 94 on December 5th. I'll miss her. She spent...

One day this past Spring, Julia gave me the glorious news of my approaching grandmother-hood, thus inspiring me to repair the crayoned,...

I, Kellie, soon to be known as Amma , hereby declare that before the birth of my first grandchild in November 2024, I will publish all my...

2024, Self-published at lulu.com Hello readers, I've been silent for several months, but I did finally publish the book I wrote about my...

First published in the UK, 2012, under the title French Children Don't Throw Food I'm soon to be a grandmother! Recently my daughter soon...

Did you hear Céline Dion sing on the Eiffel Tower at the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? I've been listening to this...

2000, Faber and Faber Although this book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000, and its author has won several prizes including...

1919, The McCall Company I love this book about being a woman, expressed by main character Marise through her inner thoughts on...

2009, Vintage This first book by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker won the 2010 International Impac Dublin Literary Award. I don't have much...

1982, Penguin We read this book for bookclub. Luckily, in spite of jetlag, Yvonne had just finished it before our meeting and could...

2006, Fourth Estate Caravaggio the painter comes to mind when I think of this book, about a woman who has tried to commit suicide and...

Recently, Hubert and I went to a concert. At the end, pianist, Dimitry Sin, played an encore of ethereal beauty. I had to find out what...