I tried to see as many authors as I could at the recent San Diego Jewish Book Festival but somehow I missed Adam Chester – and, uh, his mother. Adam’s new book, S’Mother – whose subtitle is The Story of a Man, His Mom, and the Thousands of Altogether Insane Letters She’s Mailed Him —…
This Pulitzer Prize winning book is astounding and dense — and it is only 192 pages. It’s very hard to put down once you start it. The story is told in the voices of three generations of a dysfunctional family. The old man is on his deathbed, in the dining room of his home, and the book covers his…
I can honestly say I’ve never turned down Reddi-wip®, whether it’s been offered to me on ice cream, pie, hot chocolate, whatever.
If there is anything that proves the strength of the human-animal bond, it’s the story of Christian the lion. Millions of us have watched, teary and in disbelief, the YouTube video of the amazing, emotional reunion between a lion and the two men who raised him. Now you can read all the details – and…
I am awestruck by the boundless creativity showcased in the pages of “Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design,” and can’t wait to see the documentary. Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles and interviewed 24 artists to explore the growing craft movement in our country and the results are, in themselves, pieces of…