Picture a luscious, grown-up Goldilocks and you’ve got a starting point for Karlen Garrard. Her thick golden curls are always beautifully coiffed – or pulled back – and she has a vibrant curiosity and sweetness that I find a rare…
Bags of Halloween candy already bought and eaten? Check. (Milky Ways get me every time. Followed in short order by 100 Grands and Twix.) If you need something else to satisfy your sweet tooth – and spook you a little, too…
In a perfect world, Dara would start each day with an apple fritter or other sweet treat from the Donut Den. But she’s no cream puff! Dara is one of those lovely Southern women who would have smiled at a…
In case you missed the big announcement this morning at 8:40 on NPR, the National Book Award short listers are: Redeployment, by Phil Klay (reviewed by Carolyn Hall on Bacon); All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr (reviewed…
Downton Abbey’s 5th season premieres in the U.S. ages from now, on January 5th, though it’s been airing in Britain since September. This isn’t (perhaps) Revolutionary War material, but it is certainly aggravating! If you need something to tide you over,…