When I go to the library (almost once a week), I check the new releases on the fiction display. My favorite genre is historical fiction and mystery. But lately I have been thinking that I should be picking some non-fiction books to read. Last week I checked the new releases…
We live in a time when it is important to have a positive attitude, despite the divisiveness in our culture. Is it possible to engage in a productive discussion with someone that holds a viewpoint we can’t understand? Perhaps . . . I am reading a book that encourages curiosity, Faith for…
Two books that I have read recently were pleasant stories developed around historical figures. The stories wove historical facts and settings together. I could read a few chapters before bed and think about the characters. Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark was first published in 1968 and republished in…
The Bible record of Esther, Queen of Persia, is full of drama. The Persian Empire was vast, extending from Egypt and Anatolia (Turkey) to the border of India. Esther ascended to royalty in an unusual way. A familial Bible quote is: And who knows whether you have not come to the…
A number of years ago my husband and I visited Concord Massachusetts. We walked around the village and toured Orchard House where Louisa May Alcott lived for a time. As I began reading the book, Finding Margaret Fuller, I was pleased to meet the group of writers that once lived in…
John Donvan and Caren Zucker wrote a detailed history of autism, In a Different Key: The Story of Autism. It is a long book, 552 pages, with extensive notes and a bibliography. The book begins with story of a young boy who from infancy did not connect socially. He could…
In the past month I have read historical fiction that has taken me from Oklahoma to Avignon, France, and to England. Lisa Wingate’s novel, Shelterwood, finds its roots in Oklahoma history. The story has two timelines: 1909, shortly after Oklahoma became a state and 1990 when the bones of three…
When I go to the library, I tend to pick fiction books over nonfiction. My favorite genre is historical fiction. I like a good story. It takes more effort for me to choose nonfiction. Recently I heard about a book written by Casey Means, M.D. and requested it. In the…
I have been enjoying this historical novel and Best Regards, a treasury of letters by well known people of faith.
Two books give insight into the practice of midwifery. Martha Ballard was a midwife in Maine in the late 1700s.