Bag of Bones is the story of Mike Noonan, a bestselling novelist with a great life until his wife dies in an accident near their Western Maine summer home. From that accident, Mike's life is turned upside down and inside out. Because of that event, Mike gets writers...
Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 8: Recitatif by Toni Morrison
by MHill | Apr 3, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Short Story Review, Toni Morrison, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Wisdom of Kammbia Story Review
Toni Morrison is one of those authors I have admired and respected but not loved her fiction. I have read Song of Solomon, Jazz, & Paradise of her work. Song of Solomon is my favorite but my feelings as a reader on a storytelling level have been lukewarm at best....
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 98: Aura by Carlos Fuentes
by MHill | Mar 29, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Hispanic Heritage Month, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Carlos Fuentes is a writer that I have wanted to read for a long time. I have seen his books, The Old Gringo & The Death of Artemio Cruz, in used bookstores for years. I have always meant to get one of those books, but never did. However, I read an online...
What Modern Classic Would You Like To Rewrite?
by MHill | Mar 15, 2022 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I feel like stirring the pot with this blog post. I'm a regular podcast listener and one podcast I have become a fan of is Black & Published hosted by Nikesha Elise Williams. The most recent episode I listened to was with author Maurice Carlos Ruffin. Ruffin is a...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 91: Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
by MHill | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Hispanic Heritage Month, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I love book cover art. I was scrolling through my Goodreads page recently and noticed one of my friends add Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine to their TBR list. The beautiful cover got my attention, and I bought book the next day. Sabrina & Corina is...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 88: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
by MHill | Sep 11, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"And so, by circuitous and unpredictable routes, we converge toward midcontinent and meet in Madison, and are at once drawn together, braided and plaited into a friendship. It is a relationship that has no formal shape, there are no rules or obligations or bonds as in...
Second Books In A Trilogy Or Series I Plan To Read In 2021
by MHill | Dec 30, 2020 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have started to plan my reading year for 2021. I realized that I have read quite a few first books in a trilogy or series and had not read the second book. I usually don't read all the books in a trilogy or series right away. I don't know why but it's a quirky...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 70: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
by MHill | Dec 28, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Rereading Series, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes in reading a novel for the second time, you will not get the same feeling when you read it previously. This is the case for Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. Snow Country is considered to being Kawabata's masterpiece. And for many reasons, I agree with...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 62: The Ancient Child by N. Scott Momaday
by MHill | Nov 10, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have shared many times on this blog I read for story, characters, setting, and what an author is trying to say about life. Story is my reading language. I don't put down many books once I read them. However, if there's no story, I'm out as a reader. I will admit...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 58: Alburquerque by Rudolfo Anaya
by MHill | Sep 22, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the great joys of reading fiction is when you get a novel that makes want to read on after you finished it. There are a lot of novels I have enjoyed reading, but once I close the book or eBook (these days) then I'm done with it. Well, Alburquerque by Rudolfo...