True Tuesday Showcase: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

True Tuesday Showcase: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

In October 2012, Malala Yousafzai made international headlines for standing up to the Taliban for her right to an education. At just 16 years old, she is an inspiration for women around the world and someone young girls can look up to as a positive role model. Her autobiography, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban is this week’s True Tuesday Showcase.

Who are some other positive role models you can recommend for young girls? Please share with us in the comments.

Posted October 22, 2013 by Kimberly in Non-Fiction, True Tuesday / 0 Comments
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True Tuesday Showcase: Run, Brother, Run by David Berg

True Tuesday Showcase: Run, Brother, Run by David Berg

Last week we started a new feature called True Tuesday Showcase and y’all seemed to like it, so we’ll continue with that theme. This week, we’re highlighting Run, Brother, Run: A Memoir of Murder in My Family by David Berg.

A searing family memoir of a tempestuous Texas boyhood that led to the vicious murder of the author’s brother. As William Faulkner said, “The past is not dead, it’s not even past.” This observation seems especially true in matters of family, when the fury between generations is often never resolved and instead secretly carried, a wound that cannot heal.

Posted October 15, 2013 by Kimberly in Non-Fiction, True Tuesday / 0 Comments
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Food Friday: Bake It, Don’t Fake It by Heather Bertinetti

Food Friday: Bake It, Don’t Fake It by Heather Bertinetti

The other day I was reading the Hidden Order Bonus Chapter author Brad Thor gifted to his fans (see our post about it here) and saw that his publisher also had an excerpt available for Bake It, Don’t Fake It with a cover featuring beautiful red velvet macarons. I love to bake and have been wanting to learn how to make macarons for a while now, so I clicked on the excerpt and was impressed with what I read.

Posted October 11, 2013 by Kimberly in Cookbooks, Food Friday / 0 Comments
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Bonus Chapter: Hidden Order Epilogue II from Brad Thor

Bonus Chapter: Hidden Order Epilogue II from Brad Thor

If you’ve been reading our blog very long, you know that Brad Thor is one of my favorite thriller authors. His research is always more than current, it’s usually about six months ahead of the news headlines.

Yesterday afternoon he sent an email to his newsletter subscribers with a special treat- a BONUS Chapter for HIDDEN ORDER! Woooo- Hoooo! It sets up Scot Harvath’s next adventure and hints about good things to come.

Posted October 9, 2013 by Kimberly in Lazy Day E-Scapes, Reading, Thrillers / 1 Comment
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True Tuesday Showcase: My Story by Elizabeth Smart

True Tuesday Showcase: My Story by Elizabeth Smart

So, I think we’re going to start a new weekly feature on Tuesdays showcasing books that are based on a true story. What do you think?

Let’s start with this week’s new release MY STORY by Eliabeth Smart with Chris Stewart. For months, Elizabeth’s kidnapping dominated the news, but this is really the first time we get to read her story in her own words.

Posted October 8, 2013 by Kimberly in Non-Fiction, True Tuesday / 0 Comments
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