Book Reviews

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

A couple of months ago I saw a Netflix trailer for a movie called…

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frane Lessac

Pictures have such power!  Bright and bold or quiet and soft,…

The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin

March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, I encourage you…

WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller & WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS by Carole Lindstrom

I know the actual Super Bowl just happened, but I did not watch…

The Silence by Don DeLillo

Illusory though it is, there's an endorphin-rush moment when…

Cozy Reads for January

Hidden Treasures by Jane Cleland The Crystal Cave Trilogy…

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Matt Haig’s THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY is a sliding doors novel about…

Jeana Gockley: JPL director shares her favorite reads of 2020

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021.   As the previous year is wrapped…

A Pair of Comics–Classics and Cats

Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels by Lisa…

The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to The Hidden World of Everyday Design By Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt

I sort of stole this book review from my husband, meaning that…

My Favorite Picture Books and Middle Grade of 2020

The year 2020 was a great year for books. I reviewed many of…

The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures by Jennifer Hofmann

East Berlin, early November 1989. Protestors seeking political…

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

I enjoy mysteries with well-developed characters and if it is…

The Book of Dust Trilogy by Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman wrote the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials (beginning…

Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams & Beach Read by Emily Henry

As of late, I have been on a romance reading kick. If you would…