by jkylegregory | Sep 25, 2026 | Articles, Books, Mary
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop The Korean writer Hwang Bo-Reum has previously written several essay collections. This is her first novel. The book’s protagonist Yeongju did everything she was supposed to do: Go to university, marry a decent man, get a ...
by jkylegregory | Aug 17, 2026 | Articles, Books, Mary
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin The Music of Bees, debut novel by Eileen Garvin, is a thoughtful, life-affirming story that invites the reader to consider the healing power of community. It is present day rural Oregon; a region dotted with fruit farms as well as...
by jkylegregory | Jul 2, 2025 | Articles, Books, Mary
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store By James McBride James McBride once again brings to the reader an exquisite tale mixing raw reality with life-giving hope and love. Set in the 1920’s and 30’s in eastern United States, it is a time of Jewish immigration from Europe...
by jkylegregory | Aug 27, 2024 | Articles, Books, Craig, Mary
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy We were waiting for our flight out to California and having a few minutes free, I decided to check the offerings at the airport bookstore. Often, a few new popular reads are tucked in between the usual...
by jkylegregory | Mar 1, 2024 | Articles, Books, Mary
River Sing Me Home – Eleanor Shearer “Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than the love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.” Derek Walcott The setting for this story rooted in history is the Caribbean of the...
by jkylegregory | Nov 5, 2022 | Books, Mary
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles This delightful book offers the reader a taste of just about everything: drama, intrigue, comedy, history, politics, romance, culture, action, and even a bit of culinary education! With a significant historic backdrop, the author...
