The best books I read last month; a thought provoking memior, and 2 edge of your seat suspense books.

Before we turn the page to 2019, I thought it would be fun to look back at all the books I read in 2018..

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 …

“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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …