The recent passing of Alice Munro, the respected and famous Canadian writer who won a Nobel Prize for Literature has created a rush on her books at the library and bookstores across the country. As…
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Lyn Slater Is A Ray of Hope and Sunshine For Boomer Gals
Lyn Slater is a retired professor at Fordham University in New York, a former social worker, model, fashion icon, writer, social media influencer, and advocate for positive aging. She is also one of us— a…
Nina Stibbe Examines The True Meaning of Friendship
When I read three books in a row by the same author, then you can be assured I love her writing. After reading and reviewing her two diary-styled non-fiction books a couple of weeks ago…
I Finally Found Something To Like About Chemistry
When I read Bonnie Garmus’s New York Times’ best-selling debut novel Lessons In Chemistry, it reminded me of the old Monty Python phrase, And now for something completely different. The story begins in the 1950s and it…
I Gifted Myself The Last Gift of Time
The Last Gift of Time, Life Beyond Sixty by Carolyn G. Heilbrun is a little book that some readers may not have the patience to read, but if you do, you will find it enormously…
Need Advice? I’m At Your Service
Advice is only helpful when it’s asked for or if you have permission. Does that sound familiar? Very rarely do I ever get asked for my advice but when I do, I’m more than happy…