We all have destinations on our bucket list that seem so close yet so far away, don’t we? For many RV’ers, those must-sees include national parks, mountains, beaches, deserts. And while I want all that too, I also have a lot of bookstores on my must-see list.  Top among those bookstores has long been Parnassus [...]

Title: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Author: Aimee Bender Published: June 26, 2010 My Star Rating (out of 5): ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ This book blew me away. I hadn’t even heard of it till last week while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, What Should I Read Next. The guest on [...]

This has been such a great summer of reading! Maybe (most probably) my best yet!                  BY THE NUMBERS June Total Books Read: 11 Total Pages: 3,084 Total Hours/Minutes of Audio: 24 Hours, 51 Minutes July Total Books Read: 10 Total Pages: 2,794 Total Hours/Minutes of Audio: 21 [...]

Is there any larger literary phenomena than the Harry Potter series? If there is, I honestly don’t know what it’d be.  Sure, there’s Shakespeare. But I don’t see a lot of folks knocking down that door. And of course, God had a huge hit with The Bible.  Twilight. The Hunger Games. Lord of the Rings. [...]