TCL’s Best of the Best List for 2013-2025!

You've seen my yearly Top Five/Top Ten lists, and now it is time for another "best of the best" list! For those of you who have been following this blog, you’ll know that a few years ago, I had to make the decision to stick to only 10 books, or just keep adding on. I … Continue reading TCL’s Best of the Best List for 2013-2025! →

A TCL #ShortStorySunday post – Three Novellas.

Book Review for “The Hebrew Teacher: Three Novellas” by Maya Arad (translated by Jessica Cohen). Summary: "Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at a Midwestern college who has built her life around her career. When a young Hebrew literature … Continue reading A TCL #ShortStorySunday post – Three Novellas. →

All Together Now, in Crosby.

Book Review for “Tell Me Everything” (Amgash #5) by Elizabeth Strout. Summary: "It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer Lucy … Continue reading All Together Now, in Crosby. →

A Sporting Good Time.

Book Review for “The Rabbits” by A. A. Milne. Summary: "The Rabbits, as they call themselves, are Archie Mannering, his sister Myra, Samuel Simpson, Thomas of the Admiralty, Dahlia Blair and the narrator, with occasional guests. Their conversation is almost entirely frivolous, their activity vacillates between immensely energetic and happily lazy, and their social mores … Continue reading A Sporting Good Time. →

TCL’s Best of the Best List for 2013-2024!

You've seen my yearly Top Five/Top Ten lists, and now it is time for another "best of the best" list! For those of you who have been following this blog, you’ll know that a couple years ago, I had to make the decision to stick to only 10 books, or just keep adding on. I … Continue reading TCL’s Best of the Best List for 2013-2024! →

TCL’s 6th My Life in Books (aka Life According to Literature) Tag – 2024 Version.

I started doing this book tag in 2019 which was called "Life According to Literature" with different prompts. These were done by Brona’s Books, ANZ LitLovers LitBlog, and Veronica @ The Burgeoning Book Shelf. I understand that Veronica originally found it on Theresa Smith Writes and Claire’s Reads and Reviews, among others! Then, in 2020 I … Continue reading TCL’s 6th My Life in Books (aka Life According to Literature) Tag – 2024 Version. →

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – The Best Books of 2024.

2024 was the Year of: Almost Too Many 5/5 Starred Books! This past year I read far more books than my 67 book goal (mind you, I read quite a few short stories that Goodreads counts as separate books). That had me worried that I had too many books for this list! However, the truth … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – The Best Books of 2024. →

TCL’s 2025 Reading Challenge Participation Post!

Happy New Year (on Wednesday)! Once again, I'm making one participation post for a bunch of reading (and blogging) challenges in which I'm joining this year. They include: 2025 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2025 New Release Reading Challenge 2025 What's In a Name Challenge 2025 Cloak & Dagger Challenge (NEW) #LetsDiscuss2025 I'll also be participating … Continue reading TCL’s 2025 Reading Challenge Participation Post! →

Cleve Into Thee!

Book Review for “Knife Skills for Beginners” by Orlando Murrin. Summary: "When chef Paul Delamare agrees to help his old friend Christian by teaching at an exclusive residential cookery school in Belgravia, the only thing he expects his students to murder is his taste buds. But on the first night, the unthinkable someone turns up … Continue reading Cleve Into Thee! →

19th Century Maine Stories.

Book Review for “The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories” by Sarah Orne Jewett. Summary: "Set in a small, coastal town in Maine, this enduring sequence of intimate stories has assumed its rightful place in the pantheon of American classics. A series of small, beautifully rendered sketches as a sustained narrative, perfectly evoking … Continue reading 19th Century Maine Stories. →