When the Olympics fever began to rise, despite the new normal of our lives that is being held hostage by the rise and fall of Covid-19 cases, I turned towards books about Japan or by Japanese authors. To be perfectly honest, I have been gravitating towards...
Book Review: If You Want to Write
A classic guide to writing that can serve as a guide to life for writers and anyone else who seeks a creative life
Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning
A thought-provoking story of unusual suffering that has caused me to consider a radical reframe for my life and my own memoir
Book Review: How We Met
A sweet, contemporary love story with modern day complications of race and religion but also of personal conviction and family expectations
Book Review: Inheritance
A thoughtful rumination of the meaning of self and family when the basic foundation of your identity shatters
Book Review: The Magic of Ordinary
A nostalgic ride into a simpler time of growing up in America with a loving father who showered his daughters with love and a sprinkling of magic
How To Create A Reading List For A New Year
A new year. A new reading list. How to gauge reading success in a year marked by the pandemic while looking forward to a new one
Book Review: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
A close look at the people in a therapists office – how your place either on the couch or across from it can determine how you advice and how you apply life lessons
A Book for Booklovers
An unexpected purchase at a book store, a gift to myself that will help me get organized – I hope!
Book Review: Hourglass – Time, Memory, Marriage
A slim volume with beautiful observations and quotes, a working example of a well-written memoir, recommended read for memoir writers












