It’s well known I love a book about hockey players in love–I read them and I write them. Michael Vance Gurley’s debut novel The Long Season is superb addition to my shelf of hockey romance. The story focuses on 18-year-old Brett Bennet who is drafted...
Jazz Moon, the debut novel from Joe Okonkwo, is unlike anything I’ve read recently and I absolutely loved it for taking me to another time and place. The book reminds me of E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime in how it transports to the early 20th century. And, no...
Most people who read this blog know I love theater and so it shouldn’t be surprising that I’d gravitate to a novel set in the world of theater. It only took one email from Richard Pearson to get me on board to read this book, and I’m glad he got it...
We wrapped up our New York trip with shows each night of the weekend. I know I saw the film version of Tuck Everlasting when it came out back in 2002, but I didn’t remember much about it. What sold me on seeing the new musical is that it stars Carolee Carmello...
I had my second helping of Waitress pie last night. I fell in love with the show in Boston last September (you can read the review of that here) and am bowled over that the show is even better now. It’s been about six months since I first saw the show, but of...