by Carol Jane Morrison | Oct 19, 2015 | Book Reviews
“Tiny, Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed I’m not a big fan of advice columnists, but Cheryl Strayed, author of the blockbuster, WILD, is an exception. In 2010, before WILD was published, Strayed was revealed as “Dear Sugar”, online advice columnist....
by Carol Jane Morrison | Oct 18, 2015 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File October Essay: “The Artist L.V. Hull” THE ARTIST L.V. HULL A brochure at the Kosciusko, Mississippi Chamber of Commerce quotes Ms. L. V. Hull saying, “I never did care for no grass.” Her lawn attests to that. After Ed and I drove to Kosciusko...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Sep 15, 2015 | Book Reviews
“How to Be Good” by Nick Hornby It’s been awhile since I didn’t want a book to end. I’m delighted to say it just happened with Nick Hornby’s HOW TO BE GOOD. The magnificent dialog between Katie and David, an unhappily married couple in London,...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Sep 13, 2015 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File September Essay: “Deviates” This essay is in celebration of the Supreme Court recognition of LGBT marriage. DEVIATES I did not ask for my first psychotherapy client. She was dumped on me over thirty years ago by one of the psychologists who headed the...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Aug 20, 2015 | Book Reviews
“Our Souls at Night” by Kent Haruf I’ve loved Kent Haruf since I read PLAINSONG in the nineties. I continue to be amazed at how he conveys our deepest human selves in language that’s beautifully sparse, yet satisfying and deep. OUR SOULS AT NIGHT is the...
