by Carol Jane Morrison | May 14, 2024 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews, The Biblio File
“To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regrets ” by Jedediah Jenkins I was at Basecamp Books in Roslyn, where Ed and I went for Sunday breakfast, when I saw this book and read the raves by Cheryl...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Feb 28, 2024 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews, The Biblio File
“Sun House” by David James Duncan The joke at our house is that Ed wants to be avid fly fisher David James Duncan, and I want to marry magnificent writer David James Duncan, so it all works out. We loved THE RIVER WHY and THE BROTHERS K and MY STORY AS...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Nov 9, 2023 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews, The Biblio File
“THE CREATIVE ACT: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin I was in Darvill’s Bookstore on Orcas Island when I was struck by the cover of THE CREATIVE ACT: A Way of Being—plain light grey with a darker grey circle on it. When I researched it on my phone, I learned...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Aug 28, 2023 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews, The Biblio File
“Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma” by Claire Dederer What do we do when we love and admire an artist’s work, maybe develop a sort of passion for the artist her/himself, and then find out that the artist has done monstrous things? Like raped young girls, or...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jul 13, 2022 | Book Reviews
“The Distinguished Guest” by Sue Miller I have decided not to buy any more books till I delve into each of the ones on my bookcase shelves and decide either to read or give it away. I started The Distinguished Guest a couple of weeks ago. It begins, “In...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Mar 2, 2022 | Book Reviews
“The Undocumented Americans” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Oh my goodness, this woman can write. I read where someone referred to this book as “a scream and a song”, and I totally agree. Karla reminds me of Roxanne Gay, in that she’s angry and raw and...
