Review: Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinor Pruitt Stewart

  The Story Back in the early part of the last century, around 1909, Elinor Rupert was a single mom working as a washer woman. Like many young woman she had found life in the city (Denver) to be harder than life needed to be. She also had a spirit of adventure and so the…

Epistolary Books Part III : Stories Told Through Diaries, Letters, Notebooks or Other Episodic Forms of Communication

  Photo credit (click) I LOVE books written as a series of letters, or as a diary, or even more modern methods of communication. “Epistles” aren’t just for the Apostles, you know! We used to write a lot of them. Fiction Love & Saffron is the newest epistolary novel I’ve read. It combines foodie adventures…

Journey Completed: Reading the USA, State # 50: North Dakota and More

My Interest I needed a book set in North Dakota to finish my 50-state journey of reading across the United States. The Story “From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich comes this vibrant tale of abandonment and sexual obsession, jealousy, and unstinting love.” Karl and Mary Adare are dumped by a useless mother…

Nonfiction November Week 1: My Year in Nonfiction

Thank you to Nonfiction November hosts: Katie of Doing Dewey, Julz of Julz Reads, Rennie of What’s Nonfiction, Sarah of Sarah’s Book Shelves, and Leann of Shelf Aware. Each of the five week’s features a special topic. This week’s topic is the year’s nonfiction: Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect…