25 Books: #3, Now That You Mention It

25 Books: #3, Now That You Mention It

This is a story of personal triumph, although it sort of sneaks up on you. Nora Stuart is a successful physician living the dream in Boston. Or so it seems. We quickly learn life with her ER doc boyfriend isn’t great, and before we can dig into that problem, she gets hit by a van. […]

25 Books: #2, Little Women

25 Books: #2, Little Women

Becoming a better fiction writer by studying 100 movies, 50 screenplays, and 25 books in 2020. It’s hard to distill a single writing lesson from a novel as beloved and complex as Little Women (yes, children’s literature is complex). Further complicating the task is the need to also write about the 2019 film adaptation by Greta […]

25 Books: #1, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

25 Books: #1, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

This is a fun read. Thirty-ish Nina Hill prefers staying home with a book over going out and dealing with people (same). She gets plenty of that from her job as a bookstore clerk. She’s got her cat, Phil. She’s got tons of books in her cozy apartment. She has a few friends and ventures […]