Mr. Pusskins is back—and this time his complaints are legitimate.  The small white kitten recently adopted by his owner Emily is nothing but a troublemaker, yet only Mr. Pusskins sees her true nature.  Wrongfully accused of perpetrating the mischief, Mr. Pusskins is summarily banished from the house.  Will Little Whiskers confess?  If you’re looking for [...]

This is one of those works that I really should have read in print rather than listened to while driving.  The eclectic subject matter shifts very quickly, and I feel like I daydreamed a bit too much at times to catch everything.  I’ve meant to read this author for ages now and am glad to [...]

I thought I would have lots of time to catch up on some reading during my maternity leave…. silly me. I have not picked up an adult book in months. Books have become a world I can share with my daughter as she sits on my lap with wide eyes and a big smile on [...]

I’m a huge folktale fan, so I found this unusual picture book combining snippets of the popular fairy tale told in 17 different geographical regions to be very original and appealing.  Gouache illustrations depicting the plot’s details as told in countries including Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Iran, Poland, and Zimbabwe make one curious about other world [...]

The entries in this book seem so honest and direct. But I suppose that was the point in using only six words. I expected a few memoirs to make me laugh. But I forgot just how heavy heartbreak can be. The pain and sadness was there even with so few words. I didn’t expect to [...]

I tend to view books and articles about Arctic exploration to be dull, but I found The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish to be very interesting and suspenseful.  This amazingly- and intricately-illustrated picture book written following extensive research is based on a true story and includes black and white photos of the Inupiat family [...]

While I’ve always thought it would be fun to design and conduct sociological experiments, it never occurred to me to undergo them myself. Each chapter of this book describes the process and results of the author’s assorted undertakings, including outsourcing his personal tasks to India, impersonating an absent Australian actor on the red carpet at [...]

“The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” is the book by Michael Lewis that is the basis for the surprise smash hit film starring Sandra Bullock. At the center of both the book and the movie is the incredible true story of Michael Oher and his climb from desperate poverty, neglect and dysfunction to wealth, [...]

Dominick Dunne, crime journalist for Vanity Fair for nearly 25 years, passed away in August at the ripe old age of 83. I’ve been reading Vanity Fair for the last couple of years and his column was always my favorite, so, in honor of his passing, I decided to pick up this “best of” collection [...]

This collection of interrelated short stories based to a seemingly-large degree on Margaret Atwood’s own experiences is by far my favorite of her works since 2000’s The Blind Assassin. If you asked me what the stories are about, the images that stick out in my mind include a frightening Halloween costume accessory, a runaway former [...]