by Rainbow Rowell This book was adorable. I had heard of it but didn’t have any solid plans to read it until I got it as a birthday gift (just another reason why birthdays are awesome). I’m so glad I got to read this. It’s about two teenagers falling in love in the late 1980s …
Written by Himself The biggest thing I think I took away from this book is my liberal use of the word “slave”. I think we all tend to throw that word around a lot and it certainly seems to apply in certain situations. I know the current economy certainly makes me feel like a slave …
Rebellion, Ruin and Recover – Roger and Sara Pryor During the Civil War by John C. Waugh I love this book. For a nonfiction book, I was surprised at what an easy read it is. The author’s narrative flow was excellent. He relied heavily on memoirs and diaries from women who lived in the South …
by Harriet Beecher Stowe Okay, so I’m still working on novel #1 but, while that’s in the editing process, I’m researching novel #2 which is going to be about the Civil War. As a consequence, there will be a whole bunch of books about the Civil War appearing on this blog for which I apologize. …