Author Archives: Mindy
Bored at Work
If you sit in a cramped cubicle under bad fluorescent lights, push around Sisyphean stacks of papers and bide your time until retirement—only 9 years, 7 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 3 hours and 12 minutes to go, but hey, … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Fiction, General Fiction
Vintage Chick Lit
Did you know that chick lit predates the Shopaholic, the diary-writing nannies or the Prada-wearing Devil? This is a literary genre so old it can trace its roots all the way back to Jane Austen. Chick lit comes in many … Continue reading
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State by State
State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America is an anthology of 50 essays on 50 states by 50 writers, plus an interview with Washington D.C.’s Edward P. Jones. It’s a great choice for armchair travelers who want to meander … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, Memoir & Biography, Nonfiction, Travel
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
I’m really not a bird person. I’m not really much of a documentary person either, for that matter. But I checked out The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill on a whim after a brief trip to San Francisco. I was intrigued … Continue reading
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Divas and Dancers
I have a singing voice so pleasant and mellifluous it’s regularly mistaken for a strangled kitten. Similarly, my dancing talents are as graceful as those of a lethargic hippopotamus. It’s safe to assess my occasional interest in novels about prima … Continue reading
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School Thrills and Chills
It’s back to school time! Lucky me, I don’t have class tomorrow (or ever again). If I was still in school, I’d be staying up all night writing papers rather than staying up all night turning the pages on these … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, General Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Suspense & Thriller
Robot Dreams
Dog wants a friend so he buys a mail-order robot. Dog and Robot go to the library, watch movies, eat popcorn and vacation together. They are perfect companions, a match made in mail-order heaven. Unfortunately, when Robot goes swimming with Dog he … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, Children's Books, Graphic Novels
Assassination Vacation
In Assassination Vacation, humor writer and history buff Sarah Vowell, perhaps better known as the voice of Violet in The Incredibles, takes readers on a non-fictional tour of the historical sites associated with the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, History, Nonfiction
The Real Women of Fiction
I don’t read many biographies, but I am utterly compelled by biographical fiction. The main characters of these novels are based on real people, but the authors aren’t stodgy about getting the facts straight. Instead they are more concerned with … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Fiction, Historical Fiction
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