Girl Gone Reading

I sunburn easily and very quickly even with loads of sunscreen. A few years ago at this time I was in Puerto Rico with my Mom. I needed a...

There is rarely an author who affects me so deeply in the middle of my life just when I seem to need it the most. In the last year that...

Every morning I sit on my deck after I fill my bird feeder to watch the blue jays and cardinals while I sip on coffee wrapped in a little...

"In life, there was so much insult and injury, and she had no choice but to collect what was hers. But now she wished to take Solomon's...

It has taken me a while to process how I feel about the book The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. It’s true that work and a very bad cold...

I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand and Australia back in 2015. While New Zealand had the most beautiful landscapes I had ever...

A life-long friend of mine, family really, helped me out with a special Christmas gift for my Mom in 2015. She wanted a new cover for the...

I won't spend a lot of money on myself for "stuff." My collections are comprised of Converse, books, candles, and tea sets. That's pretty...

This book review was originally published in our city's newspaper on July 2, 2015. It is no less relevant now than it was then. In light...

I know, I know. You're probably thinking WTF? Heather loves Stephen King so what the hell happened with this one? When I first started...

It’s rare that a book has me in tears from page 15. In fact I can’t recall the last time I tried to read through a blur of tears with...

The book series I’m about to discuss gave me a completely different perspective on something we all see, admire, and frequently take...

I’m doing something I’ve never done before. I’m writing about (and recommending) a book I haven’t finished reading yet. I’m on page 717...

This is a snapshot of a very small section of my bookshelf. It's one of 12 I had built in my home office. (By home office I mean the...