One of my favorite things to do while traveling is to visit historic homes. I love to see that way that people used to live. Call me weird, but there are hundreds of homes around the country to visit, so…

We’re only one week away from Rosh Hashanah. How are we all feeling? I have a lot of prep to do still, but I’m looking forward to sweet treats and family time. Believe it or not, I read this book…

This summer has been the best, most relaxing summer I’ve had since I was a kid. Or maybe it just feels that way because things feel more normal than they have in a long time. Either way, I’m loving it.…

Remember what I was saying about fun summer reads? Yeah, this one is not as fun as it was billed to be. Am I the only one who thinks beach reads should be light? Anyway, for all that, this was…

As we get ready for spring, and hopefully a light at the end of the tunnel for travel restrictions and staying home in general, I have been looking more and more for light-hearted summer reads. Liner Notes by Emily Franklin…

I’ll be honest; this book was pretty tough for me. I wasn’t even going to write about it, but here I am 2 months after finishing the book still thinking about it. That’s when I realized that the measure of…

Spooky season is upon us, and I think I found just the hauntingly good book for the occasion. There’s no ghosts, ghouls, or dybbuks, but there is the early 20th century Coney Island sideshow attraction The Museum of Extraordinary Things.…

After poring through pages and pages of my library’s virtual bookshelves, I decided I needed a bit of help finding books rather than endlessly scrolling and hoping that I would find what I was looking for. Call it fate, but…