Review: Ellen in Pieces by Caroline Adderson

August 18, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Ellen in Pieces by Caroline Adderson explores, through many different perspectives, the plight of a single mother once her girls are grown and she realizes that she is chock-full of regrets. Ellen McGinty, a loud-mouthed and occasionally vulgar Publicist, in an effort to reclaim a semblance of contentment, impulsively leaves her job, sells the house […]

Bookmarks: July 25

July 25, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Savvy readers out there know that some weeks, you just can’t get all of the news your bookish heart desires—that’s why we have Bookmarks! This weekly feature gives you the most important (deemed as such by the powers-that-be) articles, photos and links from the mighty inter-webs. See below for what’s new and exciting in the […]

Review: After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman

July 7, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman is an evocative, suspenseful and sometimes heartbreaking novel about the lives of five women left behind by the charming felon Felix Brewer and the secrets revealed when his mistress is found dead ten years later. Roberto “Sandy” Sanchez, the ex-cop who re-opens the Brewer case, attempts to uncover all of the mysteries surrounding Julie’s […]