Book Reviews

The Comfort Food Diaries

December 25, 2020

The Comfort Food Diaries

Book review: “The Comfort Food Diaries” by Emily Nunn Like so many of my favorite meals, “The Comfort Food Diaries” was a bit of a mixed dish. Rich and warming,...

the sun and her flowers

November 29, 2020

the sun and her flowers

this is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as i wept think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year ...

August 27, 2020

Art Matters

Book review: Art Matters by Neil Gaiman Often the best books are the ones recommended by a friend -- That’s how Art Matters landed in our lap. This quick read...

All About Love

“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet … we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes cultural critic and feminist bell...

tiny beautiful things

January 30, 2020

tiny beautiful things

Life can be difficult and uncertain. It can be triumphant and joyous. And for readers, through it all, Sugar was there to share advice with the humor and compassion of...

Leaves of Grass

December 31, 2019

Leaves of Grass

In a season that is consumed with parties and presents, we decided to slow things down by reviewing Walt Whitman’s book of poetry, Leaves of Grass.

November 21, 2019

The Bell Jar

Seasonal affective disorder is real, and that’s why we thought it was important to talk about a book that broached mental health before it was a socially acceptable topic of conversation. This month we decided to talk about one of our all-time favorites and a true classic: “The Bell Jar.”

The Glen Rock Book of the Dead

October 23, 2019

The Glen Rock Book of the Dead

This collection of nonfiction short stories serves as Winik’s autobiography as told through, as the back of the book describes it, “snapshot portraits of the departed.”