Genius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession, and Reckless Abandon Through the Ages by Michael Largo Earlier this fall we learned that author L.M. Montgomery committed suicide. Previously, her family did not release this information. It was only when her granddaughter felt that the truth should be known that this was publicized. Although [...]
19th Wife Contest Winner!
13 Nov By 4 Comments
I want to thank all of my readers for what was a very interesting conversation about polygamy, freedom of religion, and theocracy. This was the best discussion I’ve had on The Literate Housewife Review. Thanks so much to everyone for their comments! There were 14 readers interested who left a comment by 11:59 pm EST [...]
#120 ~ The 19th Wife ~ Book Review and Giveaway
10 Nov By 27 Comments
It my great pleasure to be David Ebershoff’s host for today’s stop of the TLC book tour for his novel, The 19th Wife. Click on the author’s name below for more information about him and his work. The information contained on his website provide a great deal of information about the real lives of Ann [...]
The Sunday Salon ~ October Wrap Up, NaNoWriMo and Mining ARCs
9 Nov By 14 Comments
Since I didn’t get a chance to reflect on October, I thought I would start there before discussing my first full week of November. October Wrap Up October was an exciting month for me. Not only did I try some new things on my blog, I also celebrated my 37th birthday, my daugthers’ 6th (Emma) [...]
#119 ~ Finding Nouf
9 Nov By 4 Comments
Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris Nayir, a devout Muslim of Palestinian descent, has created a life for himself in Saudi Arabia as a desert guide. Although he longs for the marriage that alludes him because he is an orphan with no one with whom to negotiate such a contract, he takes pride in the honorable [...]
#118 ~ Just Say Nu
8 Nov By 1 Comment
Just Say Nu: Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won’t Do) by Michael Wex I am not Jewish and, prior to reading the press release, I didn’t even know that words like putz and schmuck were Yiddish. Despite the funny cover, I was skeptical about whether I was going to read this book. I [...]
A Bird? A Plane? No, A Great Review from Just a (Reading) Fool!
7 Nov By 4 Comments
Last month I was feeling overwhelmed by all of my ARCs (still am, but that’s beside the point…), so I decided to send eight of them to the first interested party willing to review the book after reading it. One of the eight books was snagged by Just a (Reading) Fool. His choice? The Last [...]
#117 ~ Janeology
7 Nov By 8 Comments
Janeology by Karen Harrington Janeology, Karen Harrington’s first novel, opens after Jane, young mother of toddler twins, who suffers from depression following a miscarriage, turns manic and drowns her son Adam and nearly drowns her daughter Sarah as well. This novel, however, does not tell this story from Jane’s perspective. Instead, it is told from [...]
#116 ~ Bible Illuminated: The Book (New Testament)
6 Nov By 16 Comments
Bible Illuminated: The Book I have now had my copy of Bible Illuminated for two weeks and I absolutely love it. The PDF copy that I mentioned last month did not do it justice, but it did give me a good indication of how it would feel and read. It is the same size as [...]
A New Bad Monkeys’ Winner
6 Nov By 2 Comments
Literary Feline let me know that she already has a copy of Bad Monkeys. So, I took the rest of the contestants and once again ran them through the List Randomizer. The new winner of Bad Monkeys is: Melvyn Congratulations!
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