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Philosophy and Mission of Your Book Group

CatherineNovember 12, 2020November 12, 20201 Comment

Our mission is to provide a welcoming and inclusive virtual space fo readers to explore and discuss the world(s) of Story. I love books so much that for ten years … Continue ReadingPhilosophy and Mission of Your Book Group

Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman – the Thanksgiving Edition

CatherineNovember 23, 2020Leave a comment

From Leaves of Grass as read on Gutenberg.org: The pure contralto sings in the organ loft, The carpenter dresses his plank, the tongue of his foreplane whistles its wild ascending lisp, … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – the Thanksgiving Edition

Week in Review

Week in Review Nov 15 – 21 2020

CatherineNovember 22, 2020November 22, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s what happened this week in Your Book Group: Two New Reviews: Charles Williams’ All Hallows’ Eve is an unsettling horror story in which two women are caught in the … Continue ReadingWeek in Review Nov 15 – 21 2020

Holiday Poetry True Crime

Thanksiving with Truman Capote and Walt Whitman

CatherineNovember 21, 2020November 22, 2020Leave a comment

That Truman – he wrote some stuff. I’m re-reading In Cold Blood right now – the true crime story of the November 15, 1959 slaughter of the Clutter family in … Continue ReadingThanksiving with Truman Capote and Walt Whitman

Event Poetry

Passing it on – Virtual Poetry Reading

CatherineNovember 20, 2020November 20, 2020Leave a comment

Poetry is meant to be spoken, and to be heard. Join the Academy of American Poets as they host a Virtual Poetry Reading this Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 PM … Continue ReadingPassing it on – Virtual Poetry Reading

How-to

Tour of Your Book Group

CatherineNovember 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s how to navigate Your Book Group. As of this writing there are 101 titles listed, with reviews written for 39 of them. More titles and reviews are added weekly. … Continue ReadingTour of Your Book Group

Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman

CatherineNovember 16, 2020November 16, 20201 Comment

From Leaves of Grass. The day is coming – maybe not this holiday season, but it’s coming. Take heart. (Source: Gutenberg Press) I have perceiv’d that to be with those … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman

Week in Review

Week in Review: Nov 8 – 14 2020

CatherineNovember 15, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s what happened in Your Book Group during the past week: We announced our first virtual book discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird. There are still spots open; as of … Continue ReadingWeek in Review: Nov 8 – 14 2020

Your Weekend Reading

Your Weekend Reading – the Friday the 13th Edition

CatherineNovember 14, 2020November 14, 2020Leave a comment

So you need something to read this weekend – something short, maybe, that you can finish by Sunday night, and preferably free? Check out these this short list of free … Continue ReadingYour Weekend Reading – the Friday the 13th Edition

Fiction Mystery

Wish You Were Here – Review

CatherineNovember 9, 2020Leave a comment

My ongoing plan over the next few months is to review titles that I’ve listed as the first in their series. This morning I added a review of Wish You Were … Continue ReadingWish You Were Here – Review

Classic Event

Join me to discuss To Kill a Mockingbird

CatherineNovember 8, 2020November 15, 20201 Comment

Let’s talk about Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird on Sunday December 6. This event is virtual. The book is very accessible at libraries and bookstores. One … Continue ReadingJoin me to discuss To Kill a Mockingbird

Classic Fiction Romance

Mysteries of Udolpho – New Review

CatherineNovember 7, 2020Leave a comment

Here is the text of my review of a classic gothic romance; you can see the original review with my rating by clicking on the title in the text below. … Continue ReadingMysteries of Udolpho – New Review

Audiobooks

Listen to This.

CatherineNovember 6, 2020November 6, 2020Leave a comment

In many of my book reviews and recommendations I suggest that you try the audio version of the book in question, and that’s usually because the narration is exceptional and … Continue ReadingListen to This.

Poetry

Poetry – Take 2

CatherineNovember 5, 2020November 5, 2020Leave a comment

I mentioned yesterday that I would return to the idea of poetry as offering one form of bibliotherapy (which, you will recall, is the use of literature to support mental … Continue ReadingPoetry – Take 2

Recommendation

Bibliotherapy

CatherineNovember 4, 2020November 4, 20201 Comment

Perhaps you’ve heard the term before. Bibliotherapy is, according to this article and this article in Psychology Today, the use of books and other forms of literature to support one’s … Continue ReadingBibliotherapy

Birthday

Happy Birthday Martin Cruz Smith – and an answer to yesterday’s trivia question.

CatherineNovember 3, 2020November 3, 20202 Comments

Martin Cruz Smith, born on this day in 1942, is an American mystery author. He wrote Gorky Park, the first of the Arkady Renko books; I haven’t read any of … Continue ReadingHappy Birthday Martin Cruz Smith – and an answer to yesterday’s trivia question.

Calendar

National Novel Writing Month

CatherineNovember 2, 20202 Comments

Good Morning! Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month, (NaNoWriMo)? Do you have a novel inside you waiting to be born? Are you a novel doula? A … Continue ReadingNational Novel Writing Month

Welcome

Bookmobile

CatherineAugust 7, 2020November 2, 2020Leave a comment

As a child, I read obsessively and was overjoyed when the Bookmobile started making summer stops in our neighborhood. That little bus filled with books was pure magic, and I … Continue ReadingBookmobile