When LOL member, Cindy G, said the book she'd chosen was called The Gargoyle and that it might be a little "out there," all kinds of crazy thoughts ran through my head. Envisioning a book of Medieval fantasy, I wondered if it would be too...
It's always a little sad when the LOL wraps up a book. The End of the Alphabet is quick book, a short read. While many of our members are away traveling at this time, a small handful of us read this little book with...
In our modern age, our cell phones have become like appendages: where we go, they follow...
The End of the Alphabet is a small book, a short book, really more the length of a novella. I'm at J. It's a very different read. The pace is restlessly fast, as is the time Ambrose Zephyr has left on the earth. One month....
Welcome to Free-For-All-Friday, that beloved blog day in which I often digress from the book the LOL is currently reading to discuss anything else I feel like chatting about. And today I'm talking strangers meeting over words and wishes...
We gathered, we talked. We cozied up on Cindy's couch. We sipped wine and sampled delicious food. Another great night at book club. I arrive hungry. No dinner for me on LOL nights. The food and drink is always so delectable, I make a monster meal...
Last day I wrote how Carmen Aguirre's mother upset me with her selfish refusal to leave her girls behind, where they would be safe with their father in Vancouver, dragging them instead to South America to become indoctrinated in the revolutionary movement. Of course she...
Right from the start, Carmen Aguirre's memoir, Something Fierce, captures the reader's attention with its fascinating premise: a young Chilean refugee leaves the safety of her Canadian homeland to travel back to Chile with her revolutionary mother and step father. Told in everyday language, blunt...
Author, Carmen Aguirre In our first season the Ladies on Literature read only one non-fiction book: Open by Andre Agassi. Now into our second season, we're reading nothing but! We started with my selection, Wild, by Cheryl Strayed and now we're onto Cindy W's selection, Something...
Chicken, Red Grape, & Pesto Pizza This pizza is sooo delicious, easy to make, looks utterly impressive and--you'll never believe--is light too! Yes, indeed, the recipe (and photo) is courtesy of Cooking Light Magazine, Readers' Top-Rated Recipes (October 2011). I used to subscribe to Cooking Light (cookinglight.com.)...