This is my first school year since I began my teaching career 12 years ago that I do not teach an English class. I am exclusively a World History teacher and I am loving that role. However, English runs in my veins and I am missing some of the class discussions and learning surrounding novelsContinue reading “Guide to Hosting a Book Club Freebie”
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The Thursday Murder Club: A Book Review
Title: The Thursday Murder Club Author: Richard Osman Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright: 2020 Four elderly pensioners living in Cooper’s Chase, a retirement community in England, make up the membership of the secret Thursday Murder Club. Each week a retired detective, nurse, psychologist and intellectual gather around the jigsaw table in the community meeting room and discuss crimes andContinue reading “The Thursday Murder Club: A Book Review”
An Introduction to Patreon
Many of you are aware that The Ameri Brit Mom became personal brand and business on January 1st. Launch Day was such a smooth process and the support the brand received from both friends IRL and the online community was overwhelming. Thank you for making this new adventure an encouraging experience. Over the next severalContinue reading “An Introduction to Patreon”
The Great Alone: A Book Review
Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Copyright Date: 2018 *Setting for book challenge: Isolated Location (Kaneq, Alaska) The Vietnam War stole Leni Allbright’s father. He returned in 1974 a former POW and a new man with a violent streak. His love for her mother ran deep, but flipped a switch in him.Continue reading “The Great Alone: A Book Review”
Thin Space: A Book Review
Title: Thin Space Author: Jody Casella Publisher: Simon Pulse Copyright Date: 2013 (photo from Amazon) A few months after the car accident that stole away his twin, Marshall is desperate to contact his brother. He remembers the old Celtic legend that his elderly neighbor told him before her passing. A thin space is a place where a soulContinue reading “Thin Space: A Book Review”
Books of 2016
Happy Christmas Eve! Another year is coming to a close and as another reflection on where I’ve been and what I have accomplished this year I wanted to capture my 2016 Reading List. I began 2016 with the goal of reading 24 books. I wanted to vary my reading exposure so I created a ReadingContinue reading “Books of 2016”
Slowly But Surely…
The school year is now in full swing and I am ready to get back into my personal reading habits. The first few weeks of school involve a lot of adjustment and resting once I finally get home. As I am beginning to settle into what will be my new routine I feel myself cravingContinue reading “Slowly But Surely…”
24 Book Challenge: A Book Recommended By a Friend
The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This is book #11 from The Ameri Brit Mom 24 Book Challenge in 2016. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, or outside influences. Title: The One and Only IvanContinue reading “24 Book Challenge: A Book Recommended By a Friend”
Read Everything: The Irresistible Novel
Here we are eighteen weeks into examining The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. So far, we have examined rules for fiction writing from various perspectives in order to help each of us to develop our fiction voice. This week, Gerke is stepping away from traditional writing rules to investigate a reading rule. The focus of thisContinue reading “Read Everything: The Irresistible Novel”
The New Columbus Library
It’s been a long time coming, but the wait is finally over! Over a year ago the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Branch shut its doors to begin the remodeling process. Already it was the most beautiful library I had ever visited and I couldn’t imagine what type of work would go into this new constructionContinue reading “The New Columbus Library”
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