A couple of weeks ago, I went ahead and recommended you read Karen Dudley's Food for the Gods. It's the first in her Epikiurean Epics series, which is set in ancient Athens. In that post, I told you that I had found that book because I had first come across its sequel, Kraken Bake. Well,... Continue Reading →
Book recommendation: Food for the Gods, by Karen Dudley
Greek mythology has always been something I have an interest in. While I haven't had the chance to study it extensively, I did write a couple of essays on the subject while I was in middle school, and I took a Greek history class in university. I know there are plenty of books out there that cater to... Continue Reading →
Book recommendation: The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine is one of those books that just about everyone knows about, but far too few people read. For a long time, I was among the many people who had never read it -- or anything by H.G. Wells, for that matter. I had it on my to-read list in a vague sort... Continue Reading →
Book recommendation: Nothing But Blue, by Lisa Jahn-Clough
I'm not sure why I've been so attracted to novels that deal with memory lately. But I have been, which has led to me reading some really interesting books. Like Lisa Jahn-Clough's Nothing But Blue -- which is a novel I highly recommend, by the way. Blue doesn't know what happened. All she remembers is that... Continue Reading →
Book recommendation: Pretty Girl-13, by Liz Coley
Sometimes, I read a book's summary and I find myself intrigued. Now, I don't mean the usual "Huh, this sounds interesting" kind of intrigued that usually leads me to read a book. I'm referring more to the type of intrigued that's a little harder to nail down--the type that makes a book stick in my mind and... Continue Reading →
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