My first contemporary novel written using the words Covid, lockdown & pandemic. Summarizing that era in our history as a dreadful time. Characters place the blame on those circumstances for poor decisions they made affecting their lives now. Whether it be having www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

Earley has a pocketful of dimes and he’s feeling good about his independent scrap logger life today. He’s seeing a married woman on the weekends and he’s about to take a much needed shower at a public camping ground with his dimes.
Earley can’t imagine his day gett www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Before the Coffee Gets Cold is my favorite type of novel, one where many stories intertwine into one thoughtful and interesting story. Translated from Japanese into English I did get lost in remembering all the characters names causing me minor confusion.
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Someone’s identity appears stolen but they don’t even exist? As Martin pursues the proof of his identity he feels embedded in a conspiracy. Is his wife complicit in the identity thievery for revenge of his wandering eye?
The last two chapters neatly solve the myst

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Here is a book I selected randomly assuming that it was the usual legal intrigue Grisham is known for. Once I began I realized this is a book about men, the greedy and unscrupulous variety. The female characters are missing up until later on in the novel we are intr
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.

Putting together a -very- small stack of books that have been banned (in the U.S.) for a customer

Attempting to abandon fast fashion and Target trips to alleviate boredom. Repairing, reinventing items instead. I was on a roll till I messed up my old sewing machine & had to order part on Amazon (this convenience is going to be hard to quit)

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