I take a lot of comfort in my yard, where the wildflowers and weeds bloom as cheerfully as the iris, where the peonies dream of storybook weddings and love.
May 5, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Fiction
March 10, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Spring Reads: Top Five for Right Now
Spring grows and stretches and yearns. It imagines the hot green summer ahead – and rushes to meet it. Yet winter still holds its hand. Today’s post features five reads perfect for the season – books of yearning, imagination, curiosity, joy and sometimes despair.
February 10, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
You Know You Want This
Book Title: You Know You Want This
I found myself in the cold embrace of Middletown, Delaware this week – but also hot under the collar. It’s rare for me to dislike a book so much. You Know You Want This, says Kristen Roupenian. But maybe you don’t.
February 3, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
The Wondrous World: Guest Post by Sara Bhatia
Book Title: The Man in the Sharkskin Suit
Wonders are all around us – as are grievous ills – harms – and losses. It’s hard to figure out even my small corner of the world and how to be a good person in it. Reading helps. Also talking to friends. I’m delighted for Sara Bhatia to return to Bacon today and share some of the things she saw and read and thought …
January 25, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Why I Do What I Do: Charlie Mahanes
How will you be remembered? High school student Charlie Mahanes stops in at Bacon today to remember his grandfather – and talk about his own current fundraising effort. (Of course I’ve also asked him a few questions about what he’s reading…)
January 13, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
She’s on the C.A.S.E.: Guest Post by Dallas Wilt
Book Title: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
How to describe my friend Dallas… Imagine Nancy Drew, she of the yellow 1970s hardbacks – earnest, wholesome, smart, with that twinkle in her eye. Add some Bewitched charm and sparkle. Reese Witherspoon class and style. Do you have a picture? Dallas is of course her own protagonist, her own heroine – living an energetic life, raising her daughters, taking care of Fleming, and making …
January 6, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Top 5 Reads for Right Now: Love Grows
Book Title: Virgil Wander
My top pick for Winter 2018 – Virgil Wander, by Leif Enger – simply begs to be read all cozy on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate.
December 16, 2018
by jenniferpuryear
My Favorite Read of 2018: Guest Post by Agenia Clark
Agenia Clark, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, co-founder of Avenue Bank, former member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, is consistently recognized as one of Nashville’s “100 Most Powerful People” by the Nashville Business Journal. Her friends recognize her as one of Nashville’s most encouraging. “Agenia is a person who champions others,” says superstar lawyer and friend Marlee Mitchell. “She listens well …
November 6, 2018
by jenniferpuryear
Election Day Special 2018
Book Title: This is How It Always Is
On election day, amid heated rhetoric, I take comfort in the blessings of the Hampton Inn.
October 28, 2018
by jenniferpuryear
It’s Not Black and White. Or Is It?
I always stop for an Oreo McFlurry on the drive from Nashville to Atlanta. One on the way there, one on the way back. Last weekend – for the first time ever! – a book on Audible was so captivating that I didn’t need to stop.