In an isolated mountain valley in Montana, Catherine Raven and a wild red fox meet, and gradually become friends. Does it remind you of “The Little Prince” by Antoine Saint-Exupéry? Raven must have thought the same because she spent some time reading that book to Fox, and makes some comparisons between her and Saint-Exupéry. But […]
Sy Montgomery, author of “The Soul of the Octopus”, wrote another little gem with the story of the miraculous recovery of two abandoned baby hummingbirds. When Brenda Sherburn, a volunteer hummingbird rehabilitator in California, received two orphaned birds, they were not much larger than bumblebees. Montgomery flew to California to help and document the process. […]
August’s New York experience is much like most transplants. Crowded subway rides, a diner job handing out greasy plates, and a slew of new roommates to adapt to. What isn’t typical is her encountering the most incredible girl on her train ride over and over again. What makes it stranger? This girl, Jane, with the […]
Based on the award-winning novel by James McBride, “The Good Lord Bird” mini-series stars Ethan Hawke as abolitionist John Brown. The story is told from the point of view of “Little Onion”, a fictional enslaved young boy, who concealed his identity as a girl. Onion becomes Brown’s good luck charm and follows his family and […]
Based on one of Jane Austen’s more light-hearted novels, “Emma” focuses on a well-to-do socialite who considers herself an expert in match making. If only she could stop meddling in other people’s affairs long enough to sort out her own personal life. This movie is absolutely stunning. All of the scenery is lush and captivating […]
Based on the novel “You should have known” by Jean Hanff Korelitz, this thrilling miniseries first published on HBO tells the story of a very successful New York therapist, Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) married to a respected child oncologist, Jonathan (Hugh Grant) and their lives that spin out of control. After a young mother from […]
A novel about a movie production about a novel; Plain Bad Heroines is layered enough to pull the reader in and clever enough to make it a page turner. The book centers around the school of Brookhants, an all girl’s school on the coast of Rhode Island. A cluster of deaths surrounding the school haunts […]
There are many reasons to choose a plant-powered protein lifestyle, such as a healthful diet that is both satisfying and environmentally responsible. For most people what stop them is their addiction to the taste of meat. In her new cookbook, Nava Atlas offers us with various recipes to create our own meat substitutes. In addition, […]
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