This month our book club pick is Beartown, by Fredrik Backman. Here’s the official book blurb: People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this…
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The Write Teacher(s) October Bookshelf: A Spark of Light
I have read every single book Jodi Picoult has ever written. For me, she’s one of the greatest novelists of our time, for her ability to capture the both the tiny moments and huge moments that are woven into the fabric of life is unlike any other author. So, imagine my delight that she has…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Artemis
We’re big fans of Andy Weir around here. The Martian was a wonderful book and movie, and we were so fortunate to be able to interview him for our Authors Q&A Series. So, when his newest book Artemis was released, I couldn’t wait to read it. Here’s the official book blurb: Jasmine Bashara never signed…
A Write Teacher(s) Review – On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books
When I was in second grade, my teacher would read The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner to the class after recess. It was during those afternoons with Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny that I fell in love with reading. I eventually moved on to Nancy Drew and the Dear America Diaries, to Beverly Lewis…
The Write Teacher(s) Book Club – September 2018
Happy September, Beautiful People! Where did the summer go?! And yes, I know that technically summer doesn’t end until September 22, but the eternal teacher/student in me always thinks of the start of the school year ad the start of September as the star of fall. So, on to more important things…like our bookshelf pick…
The Write Teacher(s) Book Club: August 2018
Happy August! Another month means another book selection for our book club, and I do hope you’re reading along! What’s next? Stay with Me: a novel, by Ayobami Adebayo. Here’s the official book blurb: Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many have expected Akin to…
The Write Teacher(s) Bookclub: July 2018
Happy July, Beautiful People! The bookclub pick for this month is Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, by the late, great Anthony Bourdain. The official blurb is thus: A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a novel by Gail Honeyman that I couldn’t put it down – I had to finish it the same day I picked it up. It’s a story about a woman named Eleanor Oliphant who, in her 30s, lives a life of solitude by choice. As the story moves on we…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Come Matter Here
Last week, as my plane touched down in the Atlanta International Airport, I finished Hannah Brencher’s second book, Come Matter Here – fitting, as this is the city where her writing magic happens. And yes, I absolutely mean magic. For HB, she is a wizard with words. It’s hard to put into writing what Hannah’s words…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
I am in awe of Rachel Hollis. Mom goals. Wife goals. Woman goals. CEO goals. Writer Goals. ALL THE GOALS. Her book, Girl, Wash Your Face is just….a conversation with a best friend. A pep talk you never knew you always needed. It’s funny. It’s raw. It’s the May Bookclub Pick here at The Write…