We’ll end this summer’s picks with a page-turning beach read that’s been on the NYT’s extended list since it’s release in May. Bestselling author, Karen White, delivers the ultimate summer southern setting in her new release, On Folly Beach (New American Library/ Penguin Publishing Group, May 2010). She allows readers to visit this South Carolina […]
July Read of the Month – The Help
July 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than a year and has been dubbed the can’t-miss read of the summer for folks not just in the south, not even just in the States, but for readers young and old across the world. For that reason, we’ve […]
Mudbound — June Read of the Month
June 17, 2010 by 1 Comment
When Barbara Kingsolver elected Hillary Jordan’s debut novel, Mudbound, for her Bellwether Prize (2006), the title went straight to my “must read” list. Since it remains one of my favorite books, I’m going to skip back a few years and choose it as our Read of the Month, a new SLR practice that will highlight one […]