On Our Bookshelves: The Jane Austen Book Club

13 April 2022 by Laura LaVelle

The Jane Austen Book Club isn’t a reimagining of one of Jane Austen’s novels.

On Our Bookshelves: The Franchise Affair

17 March 2022 by Laura LaVelle

*** NOVEL: The Franchise Affair AUTHOR: Josephine Tey YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1949 REVIEW: *** The Franchise Affair is beautifully written, a mystery well-told. It’s considered a classic in the genre, one of the Crime Writers’ Association’s Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time and one of the Mystery Writers of America’s Top 100 Mystery Novels … Continue reading On Our Bookshelves: The Franchise Affair →

On Our Bookshelves: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

3 March 2022 by Laura LaVelle

*** NOVEL: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors AUTHOR: Sonali Dev YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2019 REVIEW: *** Pride and Prejudice gets an Indian-American California makeover here, with a gender-swapped version of the classic story. It’s an easy, breezy read, and rather silly and predictable, but there are times (like these) that readers want the comfort of … Continue reading On Our Bookshelves: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors →

On Our Bookshelves: Humans

15 February 2022 by Laura LaVelle

Brandon Stanton’s gift to the world is a collection of stories and connections, those gifts from the universe amplified and shared.

On Our Bookshelves: Piranesi

31 January 2022 by Laura LaVelle

It’s been a long wait for Susanna Clarke’s second novel, 16 years.

On Our Bookshelves: No Time to Spare

18 January 2022 by Laura LaVelle

No Time to Spare is a collection of essays, originally blog posts, collecting some of the best of Ursula Le Guin’s online pieces towards the end of her life.

On Our Bookshelves: The Thursday Murder Club

3 January 2022 by Laura LaVelle

I can’t exactly recommend The Thursday Murder Club. Well, maybe I can. I enjoyed reading it, having been very much in the mood for something comforting and undemanding.

On Our Bookshelves: Bellewether

15 December 2021 by Laura LaVelle

*** NOVEL: Bellewether AUTHOR: Susanna Kearsley YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 REVIEW: *** I’m not sure whether it was the elementary curriculum itself or whether I just wasn’t paying close attention. But in my memory at least, the American history I was taught growing up was sorely lacking and quite sporadic. We started with Columbus: 1492, … Continue reading On Our Bookshelves: Bellewether →

On Our Bookshelves: The Summer Before the War

8 December 2021 by Laura LaVelle

I’d enjoyed Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand tremendously and was looking forward to seeing what else Helen Simonson had to say.

On Our Bookshelves: Belles on Their Toes

22 November 2021 by Laura LaVelle

Much like the earlier Cheaper by the Dozen, Belles on Their Toes is written for a young audience, with funny anecdotes about their large family, and inspirational parts about how they rose to every occasion while dealing with grief and sudden financial hardship.

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