Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers Book Review: A Quiet Story That Sneaks Up on You Some books arrive with noise. They announce themselves immediately with dramatic openings, shocking twists, or larger-than-life characters. As a book, Small Pleasures does none of that. In fact, when I first started reading it, I almost underestimated it. The writing Read more…

Violeta by Isabel Allende: A Life Remembered in Fragments Some books don’t demand your attention—they slowly grow on you. Violeta is one of those. It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t try too hard. And yet, somewhere along the way, it settles in. With Violeta by Isabel Allende, you’re not reading for plot twists or dramatic reveals. Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kristin Harmel has been working as a professional writer since she was sixteen. She has had a long magazine writing career that included articles published in Glamour, Ladies’ Home Journal, Travel + Leisure, Every Day with Rachael Ray, and many more. The author was also a frequent contributor to the national television Read more…