by envisionmg | Jul 22, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Linda Joey Rubin, a single woman working as an architect in Manhattan is given a chance to prove her skills by overseeing the restoration of the Stanway House in the Cotswold’s of England. This is the home that inspired the story Peter Pan, Joey’s...
by envisionmg | Jul 20, 2015 | Memoir, Rachel Reviews, Staff Review
Staff review by Rachel Amy Poehler is a funny lady (and if you don’t think so, maybe this review isn’t for you). She’s smart and talented and unafraid to speak her mind or stand up for herself. And, boy, I did not know that I admired her until I started reading this...
by envisionmg | Jul 17, 2015 | Jim Reviews, Non-fiction
by Jim If Marilyn Johnson’s name looks familiar you may, like me, remember her from her first book, This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. In fact, Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble basically...
by envisionmg | Jul 15, 2015 | Reading Intersections, Reading Lists
Fall down the rabbit hole with us! In our Reading Intersections series, we’ll give you a place to start and where to go next, piling titles on until you’re neck-deep in books, graphic novels and movies on a similar theme. Hold onto your hats and holsters,...
by envisionmg | Jul 13, 2015 | Memoir, Staff Review
Reviewed by Rachel I find it annoying (and unfortunate) that I had no idea who Kristin Newman was before reading her memoir – ’cause she is one funny broad. What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is pretty much exactly what you think it is – a travelogue detailing...