Sex with a woman in trouble, a dead body, questions from the police and the call of the streets along with a cantankerous pooch all conspire to disturb the settled life of Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins and that is just the beginning of Walter Mosley’s “A Little Yellow Dog”. The word formula applies to most mystery [...]

While cleaning out my attic to make room for baby stuff  I came across boxes of books that I read when I was a child. My mom saved all my favorite books for me. I brought the boxes downstairs and spent the evening reminiscing with characters as if they were old friends whom I haven’t [...]

Success! I have finished reading my first book for the Bowker Reads Blog! Walter Mosley’s “A Little Yellow Dog” the book I chose fit my requirements to a T. It was by an author who had other titles “RL’s Dream” & “Devil in a Blue Dress”, I had previously enjoyed reading, it had been sitting [...]

Hey, readers!
Have you packed your beach bag for Labor Day yet? If not, I have a new author to share with you. (Avert your eyes if you are not into finding Happily Ever After, one romance at a time!)
Now that I have the attention of my beach-reading, romance loving audience, I give you Tessa Dare, [...]

If you’re looking for a powerful memoir that can be read in one sitting and will almost certainly leave a lasting impression of its uplifting, inspirational message, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is 100% recommended.  Left yearning for more after having watched the amazing film version, I was even more mesmerized by this unprecedented [...]

This is the second book about Frank Lloyd Wright that I’ve read this summer (the other was Loving Frank by Nancy Horan), and in retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have read them so close together.  There was quite a bit of overlap between the two books, although Boyle’s covered far more ground (and more women!).
The story is told in [...]

After having listened to these 13 CDs, I am now a devoted Paul Newman fan despite having seen only four of his films to date.  This detailed biography presents the actor, car racer, and philanthropist as a fun-loving, competitive, and spirited joker who lived life to the fullest.  Attributing much of his success to pure [...]

Looking back I am not really sure why I bought this book except that upon opening it, I saw that it was neatly broken up by regions of New Jersey and then smaller subsections with towns in New Jersey.  I couldn’t help but skim over the “ghostly places” in the towns I know best.  Then [...]

As the prices of gas and food continue rise, the number of new books that I buy has gone down.  One place I go to fill that need to buy something new is to community book sales.  My local library has a book sale twice a year.  A few weeks ago I spent an enjoyable [...]

This delightfully random collection of works created from 1967 to 2005 displays the author’s remarkable talent to write originally and imaginatively about anything from the zeitgeist of the 1960s to the wilds of Tanzania to a simple tomato sandwich.  I most enjoyed his travel articles and essay responses to questions including “What was your first [...]