Do you know a friend better when you’ve seen a picture of them as a child? I’d like to say yes – and I believe it is true.
May 14, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Nonfiction
May 6, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Dreamland: Guest Post by Elizabeth Hawkins
My friend Elizabeth Hawkins stops in at Bacon today to talk about a book she calls a “jaw-dropping work of nonfiction.” The author will speak in Nashville tomorrow, May 7th – please, read on!
April 28, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone? (Guest Post by Mary Raymond)
I’m just going to get out of the way this morning and let guest writer Mary Raymond tell you about a book that sounds remarkable.
March 31, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
I Miss You When I Blink: Interview with Mary Laura Philpott
This week – seeking comfort – I returned to an old favorite, The Tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff. “While Eeyore frets and Piglet hesitates and Rabbit calculates and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is.” I’m not sure that the Tao is my road to inner peace, but I’m not opposed to borrowing its wisdom. And I’m in favor of Pooh in all circumstances.
March 3, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Almost Everything
If you’re a fan of Anne Lamott, you know exactly why to pick up her latest book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope. Lamott is predictable in the best kind of way, like an Egg McMuffin – warm and savory, delicious and filling (especially if joined by a crunchy hash brown). I finished Almost Everything while enjoying the perfect McDonald’s breakfast and found myself just this …
February 17, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Enlightenment Now: Guest Post by Brian Fitzpatrick
Book Title: Enlightenment Now
Brian Fitzpatrick, law school professor at Vanderbilt and one of Nashville’s foremost intellectuals, stops in at Bacon today to talk about teaching at Harvard Law last semester, what he’s reading right now, the most fun he’s had lately, and – wait for it – the meaning of life.
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 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 10, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
National Jewish Book Award Winners (and Finalists) Inspire –
Book Titles: The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
The noise of the news is loud every day and voices of conflict are elevated. Yet important voices of peace are always to be found, including in the books that won or were finalists for the National Jewish Book Awards for 2018 (announced yesterday). You may want to take a look at the terrific list. I’m most intrigued by The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of …
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.