book-reviews
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I remember well the weekend that John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane went missing en route to a family wedding at the Kennedy Compound, in July 1999 – as I suspect most of us my age does. Even before smartphones and social media, television news coverage was constant and I was glued as we all quickly… Read more
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As I shared in my post early this morning, this week has been a gnarly one with spoonie issues. However, it is also Banned Books Friday – and I have been trying to write a regular book report all week as well – so it is time to leave the sickness discussions behind for awhile… Read more
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As has been discussed here many times before, I will be a devotee of Joan Didion always. Her work speaks to me in a way that only she can, whether it is being transported to the Haight – years before I was born – to better understand San Francisco counterculture in 1967, or – more… Read more
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As we are beginning March, I realized that it is time for an end-of-month book report, with some good reads I’ve come across over the past week and a half or so to share (and one to definitely skip IMHO). First, I am going to unreservedly recommend Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics – and… Read more
