Review of Modern Baking by Donna Hay Reviewed by Kateri Kramer Donna Hay begins her beautiful new book, MODERN BAKING: CAKES, COOKIES, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN with “Anyone who knows me will tell you baking is my therapy- it’s my …
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On Being 40ish Review by Stephanie Vessely
On Being 40(ish) – BookBar Book Review by Stephanie Vessely It seems cliché to say that when I turned forty last year I felt a shift. I don’t mean that when I woke on my birthday my life was suddenly …
Amy Irvine Sits Down With Rachel Hamalian To Talk About Edward Abbey, Writing, and The Desert
Rachel Hamalain: In your new book, Desert Cabal, you confront the claims that Edward Abbey made in his book, Desert Solitaire – on its 50th anniversary. What inspired you to make this confrontation? Amy Irvine: It’s a very odd backstory. …
Icelandic Book Exchange Comes To BookBar
Icelanders really know how to celebrate the holiday season. Each year, families and friends get together on December 24 and exchange books before heading to bed with a book and some chocolate. The tradition is so important to Icelandic culture, …
Vote Her In Review
Book Review: Vote Her In By: Stephanie Vessely “No more nice girls,” writes Rebecca Sive in Vote Her In: Your Guide To Electing Our First Woman President, quoting early feminist writer Ellen Willis. “Forget turning a blind eye. Forget nicely …
The Cardboard Kingdom – Jaya/Vivian/Widget
Title: The Cardboard Kingdom Author: Chad Sell Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Release Date: June, 2018 Jaya I really enjoyed reading this book because the mood of the story changes often. In this book, the neighborhood kids make costumes out …
Sometimes We Tell the Truth – Review
When I first saw this book, I dismissed it. I thought the book would be childish, boring and not to my reading tastes. But then I wanted something to read and I remembered a book. This book that I had …
