Prologue: I don’t remember the night he disappeared. I was not born yet… May 2018… It was an unusually warm, sultry May afternoon. Although not […]
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Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love by Thomas A. Tarrants
Synopsis: As an ordinary high school student in the 1960s, Tom Tarrants became deeply unsettled by the social upheaval of the era. In response, he […]
Read moreThe Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum
Have you ever thought about the food you eat? I mean, the saying does go “You are what you eat.” To be honest, I never […]
Read moreCrooked Snake by Lovejoy Boteler
This past week, a state wide search was conducted for a criminal who raped and murdered an elderly lady in a small town in Mississippi […]
Read moreMaude by Donna Mabry
I’m going to guess you have never heard of this book. I would be very surprised if you have. You may be wondering how I […]
Read moreNeed a Book?
In a few days, millions will be traveling the road to visit family or take a brief vacation. Teachers, who according to research makes around […]
Read moreThe Deepest South of All: Part 2…a visit to Natchez
First, if you have not read my previous blog post on Richard Grant’s latest novel, click here to read. As soon as I read the […]
Read moreNonfiction Book Reviews (before the blog)
Several years ago, I decided to cook a recipe that matched the setting of each book I read. I then would share the book on […]
Read moreThe Deepest South of All by Richard Grant
Amazon link First, if you have not read Dispatches from Pluto, you need to read that book before this one. I was skeptical of an […]
Read moreFrench Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon
A review of Karen Le Billon’s book French Kids Eat Everything.
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