Yesterday I had tea at the library with friends who love to read. This is the eleventh year Friends of the Olathe Library has sponsored the Novel Tea and invited a guest author to speak while the audience enjoys cucumber sandwiches and eclairs while sipping tea during the presentation. The event space was transformed by […]
Summertime Potpourri
What to do on a blistering hot day like the one we’re having in Kansas? Find a cool place to curl up with a good book or sink into one of those gigantic chairs at the air-conditioned theater for a great movie. The book and movie I’ve selected are serious in nature but well worth […]
Crawdads and Drinks
Do I have a treat for you—a quick trip to the movies and a tall cold summer drink. I read Where the Crawdads Sing over a year ago and saw the movie this week. The coming-of-age/murder mystery book has been enormously popular. In my opinion a vulnerable yet triumphant protagonist makes a compelling story, and […]
Book Reviews: The Children’s Blizzard and Eleanore Oliphant is Completely Fine
I’ve been hearing good things about The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin and since I love historical fiction, it was a natural choice for me to read. Based on the Jan 12, 1888 blizzard in Nebraska and the Dakota Territory, Ms Benjamin created the characters caught up in this tragic true life event. The fast […]
So Many Books, So Little Time
Find time after the holidays are tucked away for another year, before new demands come barging in, when curling up with a good book is the best use of your time. Whether it’s sunny outside your window or the wind is howling and swirling the snow, I hope you’ll find that “just right” book. Here […]