Belle, Book, and Candle

Because I am such a fan of Bill Bryson, I have no idea why it took me so long to set about reading  The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt...

Here's the thing about reading Bill Bryson's The Road to Little Dribbling : I was not only treated to a travelogue of his wande...

Currently I am On the Road to Little Dribbling with Bill Bryson. Well, actually I am reading his latest book about his own trip to Litt...

This morning I read a New York Times interview with one of my favorite authors Bill Bryson. The Q&A was in the newspaper's By Th...

My literary life in the past week has been pretty much nonexistent. I am reading another Catherine Aird mystery but nothing else right now. ...

This is the time of year when book bloggers and magazines and newspapers are touting their Best Of lists. I, however, am going to take...

Many years ago, I took my first solo road trip. I was very proud of myself for mapping out a route that took me through the western part ...

Biggest Surprise of the Year -  I Loved This Book!   So Big  by Edna Ferber; published in 1924 Top Three Non-Fiction Books Tha...

Bloomsbury Bookbag by Levenger I do love to treat myself. This year I splurged and bought the above pictured Bloomsbury Boo...

Ray Stannard Baker AKA David Grayson I am on the verge of finishing three books-in-progress before the year's end: Cross Creek by...

There are all sorts of articles written this time of year listing Things To Do to prepare for the year's end, such as gathering ta...

Right on the heels of my four-day retreat comes another respite. This one planned by Mother Nature. Ice, snow, more ice and then more sn...

We struck pay dirt today in Savannah. Two bookstores and eight books. I had to restrain myself! But I did find some gems. E. Shaver, bo...