A Few of the Girls, short stories by Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy’s stories make me feel cool, because that’s the Irish climate, and cozy, because of all of the family and friends. Try them yourself.
Short Stories and Novellas
James M. Cain, Joan Crawford, Kate Winslet, and “Mildred Pierce”: Women, Ambition, Romance, and Motherhood
What do women really want?
FREE Classic Christmas Novellas to Read in an Afternoon
If you’ve managed to find yourself with some free time, sit down to read one of these wonderful Christmas classics. They are all in the public domain, so they won’t cost you a cent! I’ve categorized these as 3 Hour Reads, but most of them won’t take that long. Note: I put up the links …
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Reading Your Way Into the Christmas Spirit
Whatever the situation, I always think a good book can help. That’s just the way I roll. So if you want to get into the Christmas spirit literarily, here are some great options…most of which you can find in your local library. The right book can also make a great group gift, meaning one gift …
Do you have to be “Like One of the Family” to Take Good Care of the Kids?
Why I read Like One of the Family My reading of this book directly stemmed from the research I did for the post on the prequel to Gone with the Wind, Ruth’s Journey. I’d never heard of this book before, nor I had I heard of Alice Childress, which surprised me because I took …
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You’ll Think Edna Ferber Was Spying On You When She Wrote “Buttered Side Down”
The bread analogy is apt because these stories feel so fresh that almost jump off the page…yet they are over 100 years old and FREE to download!
Can you take a dare? Ask Curtis Sittenfeld: “You Think It, I’ll Say It”
Why I read You Think it, I’ll say it Buy on Amazon Sittenfeld has recently published a new novel, Rodham, a novelization of Hilary Rodham Clinton’s early life. I probably wouldn’t be interested in reading Rodham at all, but the cool thing is that in the novelization, Ms. Rodham says, “No, thank you” to Mr. …
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See Washington DC with “The Training School for Negro Girls”
Why I read the Training School for Negro Girls I ran across this book online, and honestly the cover is what got my attention. That and the title…intentionally retro, I’m sure, and definitely provocative. That is really what got me…that and the fact that one of my libraries had it available online, which as I …
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See Washington DC with “The Training School for Negro Girls”
Why I read the Training School for Negro Girls I ran across this book online, and honestly the cover is what got my attention. That and the title…intentionally retro, I’m sure, and definitely provocative. That is really what got me…that and the fact that one of my libraries had it available online, which as I …
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When life won’t let you rest: Lucia Berlin’s Short Stories
How An Evening in Paradise got on The Lois Level I’d never heard of Lucia Berlin, but I ran across her book A Manual for Cleaning Women on LitHub’s list of best short story collections of the decade a few months ago. I got a copy of A Manual for Cleaning Women at that time …
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