Monthly Archives: April 2020

A Tribute to Poetry

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Margy

In honor of National Poetry Month, I thought it would be appropriate to dedicate a post to the wonderful form of poetry, to think about how poetry has changed over time and to contemplate its role in society today. Of … Continue reading →

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The Final Frontiersman by James Campbell

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Sarah Willis

You can’t get any closer to escapist literature or off the grid stories than The Final Frontiersman : Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness by James Campbell, narrated by Dan Warren. At the age of twenty, … Continue reading →

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The Stand, By Stephen King

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Sarah Willis

The Stand, By Stephen King.  What can I say besides I’ve read this book three times and am about to read it again?  It’s a classic Dystopian, Apocalyptic, End-of-the-world-because-of-a-deadly-virus, Quest-for-Salvation, Good-vs-Evil book with a plot and characters that keep you … Continue reading →

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Surrender by Ray Loriga, translated by Carolina De Robertis

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Sarah Willis

I loved Surrender by Ray Lorica, which just came out.  It’s a strange and disturbing novel about a dystopian future in a fictional country, ten years after a war that no one understands. The whole novel is narrated by one … Continue reading →

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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Sarah Willis

This is the book that began my fascination with epic disasters in cold, icy places. I guess I wanted to understand why people risk their lives for adventure or exploration, which I admit I still don’t understand after reading dozens … Continue reading →

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The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, by Candice Millard

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Sarah Willis

Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt ran for a third term, this time with the Progressive Party, a new, independent third party? That when he lost, he decided to join an expedition of The River of Doubt, a tributary of … Continue reading →

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Franci’s War: A Woman’s Story of Survival, by Franci Rabinek Epstein

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Sarah Willis

              I love non-fiction about strong people who struggle through frightening events to somehow survive all the odds. These stories grab me because I want to believe we can persevere through the worst, but knowing that survival will take determination … Continue reading →

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The Endurance by Alfred Lansing

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Sarah Willis

The Endurance : Shackelton’s Incredible Voyage  by Alfred Lansing This is one of my favorite Non-Fiction books of all time.  In August 1914 The Endurance, lead by Ernest Shackelton and his twenty-eight crew members set out to be the first … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth of Ice : The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Sarah Willis

This story about the 1881 Arctic exploration to find “Farthest North” takes place some thirty-seven years prior to Shackelton’s exploration in the Antarctica.  But many of the sheer difficulties—an ice bound ship that has to be abandoned, a crew of … Continue reading →

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Taking Care of the Body and the Environment

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Julie

I have read three books recently that have helped me really think about what I put into my body, and how best to nourish myself while being a good steward of the rest of life on this planet. The first … Continue reading →

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