The best books I read last month; a thought provoking memior, and 2 edge of your seat suspense books.
Books
What I am reading this Summer (2018 Reading Challenge)
Way back in January I set my 2018 Reading Challenge to read 30 books this year. Yes, 30 books isn’t the loftiest of goals, but the previous year I was just shy of that goal with 26 books read. I am on track with my goal and have read some great books this year. But…
Rochester Reads 2017: The Enchanted
“This is an enchanted place. Others don’t see it, but I do.” The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re-imagining life around him, weaving a fantastical story of the people he observes and the world he inhabits….
Rochester Reads Event: Sonja Livingston & Queen of the Fall
I think authors are rock stars – so meeting an author is a terribly exciting thing for me, so I just had to share my recent meeting of author Sonja Livingston. Last year I read Ghostbread by Sonja Livingston, and immediately connected with the book. A memoir of Sonja Livingston’s youth spent in some of…
Book Review: A Taste of Upstate New York: The People and the Stories Behind 40 Food Favorites
I remember when I first learned that salt potatoes are a regional dish. I was shocked that the rest of the country is oblivious to what is clearly the best way ever to prepare potatoes. Salt potatoes are so popular in Upstate New York I can not imagine a family picnic, carnival or fireman’s chicken barbecue…
The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
I have been patiently waiting for the next “Bible” from Rose Levy Beranbaum, and this week, after a very long wait it is available ! The Baking Bible has all-new recipes for the best cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, candies, pastries, breads, and more, and I seriously can not wait to get my hands on it. Its…
The Stone Wife: Fictional short story inspired by the Lady in Granite
You know I love a good story, combine that with local legend and lore and I can’t get my hands on it fast enough! So when the short story The Stone Wife by Bethany Snyder popped up on my radar I had to check it out. I purchased the story from Amazon and flew through it….
