“Oh, Mary!” begins at a fever pitch – loud, over the top, brassy – and stays that way. Imagine Mary Todd Lincoln as a frustrated cabaret dancer and her husband as a frustrated gay man, each part played to comic…
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I’ll be talking with Bruce Holsinger about his latest novel, Culpability (an Oprah pick) at the Southern Festival of Books on Saturday, October 18th, at 2:00. Please come join the conversation! Culpability begins with a family of 5 in a…
I wish you cozy time by a fireplace today, book in hand, as the snow falls. You might consider settling in with The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman, a retelling of the legend of King Arthur that received rave reviews when…
Lately I’ve been preoccupied with the question of what constitutes a good and useful life. Or, as Barbie would ask, what was I made for? It was a relief to have a deadline from StyleBlueprint for my Top 10 Reads…
From Parnassus Books: Summer’s over – it’s back to Book Club! Does your club need some new suggestions for the upcoming year? Join us for a night of book club fun as we welcome JENNIFER PURYEAR, contributor at StyleBlueprint, and…
All week a thought has rambled around my brain: this is not a dress rehearsal. It’s dancing with another thought: If not now, when? Author Lyn Fairchild Hawks takes the stage at Bacon today, reflecting on her journey as a…
Another week, another airport purchase: this time, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. It seemed time to pick up a book that has sold over 150 million copies worldwide, in 80 different languages, since its publication in 1998. What magic lies…
Styleblueprint asked me to write an article on Books Every Southerner Should Read. I went all the way down the rabbit hole on this one. It was the most fun I’ve ever had on an assignment! As part of my…
Happy New Year, Bacon friends! I wish you contentment or change in the days ahead – whatever you need most. Thank you for keeping me company on the journey. Today’s post offers 10 terrific books for the season (and beyond). Most…