2009 July

#185 ~ Hedge Fund Wives

Hedge Fund Wives by Tatiana Boncompagni Hedge Fund Wives, Tatiana Boncompagni’s second novel, tells the story of Marcy Emerson, a midwestern girl who moves to New York City with her husband as he begins his career in hedge funds. Although Chicago is anything but a small town, but she is not prepared for the cut [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Bernard Madoff, Chicago, Funds, Hedge fund, Hedge Fund Wives, Marcy Emerson, New York City, Ponzi scheme, Tatiana Boncompagni

Dog Days of Summer Sign Up and Button

25 Jul By Jennifer 16 Comments

With great thanks to Sheri at A Novel Menagerie, The Literate Housewife’s Dog Days of Summer theme week has a brand! Doesn’t our bassett hound in front of the fan speak volumes about the hottest days of summer, those days that leave you begging for fall? Well, if we can’t make things cooler, we can [...]

Filed Under: Dog Days of Summer Tagged With: Art of Racing in the Rain, Dog Days, Dog Days of Summer, Secret of Happiness, The Dogs of Babel, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Vacation Reading 2009

24 Jul By Jennifer 9 Comments

Today we’re getting ready for our vacation to Michigan. We can’t wait to see our family and it’s been a while since I’ve been home. When I’m there, I’m looking forward to spending time with friends, family – especially my nieces Carly (9 months) and Lawson (3 weeks). I can’t wait to give them hugs [...]

Filed Under: About Literate Housewife Tagged With: Admission, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Ellen Feldman, Eva Etzioni-Halevy, Garth Stein, Grand Haven Michigan, Grand Rapids Michigan, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Lake Michigan, LibraryThing, Michelle Moran, Nefertiti, Scottsboro, Shadow of the Wind, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Song of Hannah, vacation reading

#184 ~ The Angel’s Game

22 Jul By Jennifer 25 Comments

The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón As a lover of Gothic fiction, I was over the moon to have been selected to snag a copy of The Angel’s Game from LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers program. I was far from disappointed. Despite a vague sense that the novel was long, I loved the story and quickly [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, Gothic Fiction, LibraryThing, male author Tagged With: Andreas Corelli, Angel Game, Barcelona, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel's Game

What I Need Right Now…

22 Jul By Jennifer 11 Comments

Is a good Tudor novel! Yes, I’m still in a bit of the duldrums when it comes to bloggin and reading lately. Work has continued to be intense and busy. Thankfully, the family and I leave for Michigan Saturday morning and I’m off on Friday. Relief, sweet relief, is just a few short days away. [...]

Filed Under: About Literate Housewife, Books, Historical Fiction Tagged With: Elizabeth I of England, Ella March Chase, Jeane Westin, Lady Jane Grey, The Virgin Queen's Daughter, The Virgin's Daughters, Tudor

#183 ~ Two Brothers: One North, One South

21 Jul By Jennifer 12 Comments

Two Brothers: One North, One South by David H. Jones Walt Whitman has a calling, not only as a poet but as someone to do what he can to ease the pain of the injured and dying soldiers from the American Civil War. Although a native of New York, Whitman does not let a soldier’s [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, Historical Fiction, male author Tagged With: American Civil War, Cary Invincibles, Civil War, Confederate Battle Flag, Confederate States of America, Constance Cary, David H. Jones, Hetty Cary, Two Brothers One North One South, United States, Walt Whitman

Want to Walk the Red Carpet?

19 Jul By Jennifer Leave a Comment

Have you seen the contest Donna Woolfolk Cross, the author of Pope Joan, has running through the end of the month? She’s offering a chance to walk down the red carpet with her for the US premier of the cinematic adaptation of her novel! I received an email from the author yesterday and I am [...]

Filed Under: contest Tagged With: Ballantine Books, Crown Publishing Group, Donna Woolfolk Cross, John Goodman, Orlando Bloom, Pope Joan, Red carpet

#182 ~ The Goodbye Cousins

17 Jul By Jennifer 4 Comments

The Goodbye Cousins by Maggie Leffler Di, short for Diotima, was born in Pittsburgh. After her parent’s divorce and her father’s remarriage when she was eleven, her psychic mother kidnapped her and took her to Europe. There, she was constantly on the move. Her mother loved her, but she moved around a lot and never [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Diagnosis of Love, Diotima, divorce, Family, kidnapping, Maggie Leffler, Mental disorder, relationships, Single parent, The Goodbye Cousins

2009 National Book Festival Authors Announced!!!

15 Jul By Jennifer 20 Comments

Through Facebook, I noticed that the authors for the 2009 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. have been announced. Thank God I was sitting down when I read it! Click here for the link to the site which contains the entire list. The following are the ones I’m absolutely thrilled and excited about: TEENS & [...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A Prayer for Owen Meany, Arts, Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Cider House Rules, Glass Castle, John Irving, Literature, National Book Festival, Story of Edgar Sawtelle

#181 ~ Last Light over Carolina ~ Review and Blog Tour

14 Jul By Jennifer 12 Comments

Last Light over Carolina by Mary Alice Monroe Life is hard in McClellanville, South Carolina. It was built on shrimping, a difficult and demanding industry that had once been good. With the easy access to foreign shrimp and the decreasing catches over time, more and more people are leaving McClellanville behind. Carolina and Bud Morrison [...]