Category Archives: Book reviews
Three Book Reviews: Little Fires Everywhere, Sea of Tranquility, Where the Crawdads Sing
Here are three popular novels that lived up to their hype, in that they compelled me to neglect my husband and my responsibilities. I wanted to read them more than I wanted to do chores or sleep. Little Fires Everywhere by … Continue reading
Review of When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, edited by Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a former Poet Laureate of the United States. She started this project before she took on the office. (She has since edited a second such anthology.) She was ably assisted by associate editors, contributing editors, and regional … Continue reading
Review of Draw Your Day by Samantha Dion Baker
I love to look at art journals. For example, I love the blog Sketch Away, by Suhita Shirodkar, in which she records her days. I dream of being outside, pulling out my sketchbook, and drawing what I experience. But I have … Continue reading
Review of Crazy Brave: A Memoir, by Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is the current poet laureate of the United States, the first Native American to hold that position. I bought this book because I wanted to learn more about her. Harjo is almost the same age as me, which … Continue reading
Review of The Bonnie Code: One Girl’s Battle with Mitochondrial Disease, Using Joy as Her Armor, by Thomas Wayne Sanders
I’ve written about Bonnie Codier before. In 1992, I interviewed her mother, Lyn Codier, for a Raising Arizona Kids article about homeschooling; Bonnie and Lyn appeared on the cover of the September 1992 issue. I also mentioned her in an … Continue reading
Review of Searching for Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans
I loved Rachel Held Evans’ blog, and I was heartbroken by her death last year. Searching for Sunday is Evans’ story of her Christian upbringing, her eventual disillusionment with religion, and the long journey that brought her back to the Church. In … Continue reading
Review of The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop, by Diane Lockward
Poetry is a source of delight for me, and I’ve always wished I could write poetry, but my attempts in elementary and high school were lame. A few years ago I tried again, by working through a book I’d originally … Continue reading
Review of One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp
Ann Voskamp hasn’t always trusted God. When she was four, her younger sister was hit by a truck and died. For a long time, her family struggled with the concept of a good God. A few years ago, a friend … Continue reading
Review of 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart by Robert J. Morgan
My dear friend Linda Carlblom worked her way through this book a few years ago and recommended it highly. When it came up on a BookBub promotion, I remembered, and ordered it. The first few chapters of 100 Bible Verses Everyone … Continue reading
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