Barbara Kingsolver: “Novels are True…”

Dave and I heard author Barbara Kingsolver speak at Dominican University last week. Her latest novel, Demon Copperhead, won the Pulitzer Prize. I haven’t read it yet, but I will now that I’ve heard her talk about its inspiration in Dickens’s David Copperfield and her intention to write “the great Appalachian novel” as a window … Continue reading Barbara Kingsolver: “Novels are True…”

Books: May-June 2019

Notes on the recent round-up... 100 Days to Brave: Devotions for Unlocking Your Most Courageous Self by Annie F. Downs My rating: 3 of 5 stars I heard about this book in December on Aarti Sequiera's IG feed (one of my fav Food Network Stars) but couldn't get it in time to start on Jan … Continue reading Books: May-June 2019