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...

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...

After a tumultuous couple of years, I'm so happy to be back into the blog world, especially for book reviews. I have missed it very much,...

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...

I’m not the girl you call when you want to go shopping because you’re sad and mad at your boyfriend or husband. I’m not the girl who will...

It’s the end of May, so of course that means it’s time for the beach-read genre. What exactly does that mean? Is it really an actual...

I swear I’m not a stalker. Really. I once called David Sedaris one of the classic authors of our (my) generation and I truly believe this...

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...

Right this very moment I'm sitting at a small café in the French Quarter of New Orleans drinking tea. To my left is a bar full of neon...