nonfiction

On My Nightstand: American Wife Meets My Social Stories Book

November 25, 2008 7 comments

Although my reading lately has involved a number of toy catalogs and other holiday magazines, I have still managed to squeeze in some books for me! Here’s what I have open at the moment: American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld Having enjoyed reading her previous novels, Prep and The Man of My Dreams, I was inspired [...]

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Where’s Trish?

October 10, 2008 8 comments

In case you are looking for me today, I have somehow managed to be in two places at once, sharing two of my passions. As you may know, I read books – a lot of books. My husband has commented on several occasions that I would be happy just sitting in our room while he [...]

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I’m Cleaning Off My Nightstand!

July 29, 2008 22 comments

There are so many books that I have read lately and wanted to write about, but time has just not been on my side. So I am taking advantage of this opportunity from 5 Minutes for Books to go through what’s been on my “share list” for the past few weeks. At the top of [...]

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What I’ve Been Reading: A Tale of Two Books

May 8, 2008 1 comment

Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son’s First Two Years With Down Syndrome by Jennifer Graf Groneberg I was going to tell you all about this book that I started reading the day before yesterday and have hardly been able to put down except to get another tissue because I [...]

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What I’ve Been Reading: Schuyler’s Monster

May 1, 2008 2 comments

Schuyler’s Monster: A Father’s Journey with His Wordless Daughter by Robert Rummel-Hudson Schuyler’s Monster is a compelling account of a man becoming a father, followed by the realization that all was not well with his little girl. As he and his wife go through the process of finding out what is wrong and learning to [...]

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