Archive for 'What We’re Reading' Category
What We’re Reading: Magazines, blogs, and novels, too!
This month’s “What We’re Reading” post has something for everybody. If you’re not in the mood to dive into a new novel, there are PLENTY of other great reads in all kinds of formats. Last weekend, I treated myself to a leisurely hour during a Sunday afternoon, flipping through the pages of Good Housekeeping magazine. [...]
What We’re Reading: Books for the foodie
By Shannon Magsam, nwaMotherlode mama If you love to cook and love a great memoir, you should find a copy of the new book Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way by Molly Birnbaum. Molly also writes the popular food blog My Madeleine. Molly was an aspiring chef [...]
What We’re Reading: Two page turners you’ll be glued to
For me, the best kind of novel is the one that very nearly consumes you — the kind you just have to keep reading because you’re dying to know what happens next. These two books by Gayle Forman did that for me. I was intrigued by how differently the first book, If I Stay, was [...]
What We’re Reading: Teenage as a Second Language
By Dannie McClain Hmmm… what am I reading? Moms of teens–do you have about five parenting books sitting around trying to decipher the chatter coming from your teens mouth? It can be frustrating to get “Whatever!” from your teen when you ask a question and need an honest reply. Maybe you’re the mom who gets [...]
What We’re Reading: Good night Kendrick, I Love You
What we’re reading this month is a very personal, incredibly moving book by a local author and fellow mom, Rhonda Fincher. Rhonda has done one of the toughest things we can imagine — take the overwhelming pain of losing a child and somehow turn it into a beautiful book designed to help fellow parents going [...]
What We’re Reading: Beach Books!
Don’t say you’re too busy to read, mamas. We know you’re busy. Crazy busy. So busy you barely have time to shower. We get it. We’re right there with you. But we double-dog dare you to read anyway. Why? Because it’s SO good to get away from it all every now and then, and a [...]
What We’re Reading: Water for Elephants!
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Motherlode mama of 3 If you like to read the book BEFORE the blockbuster movie hits theaters, you’ve still got enough time to read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. I just finished it last weekend, and it totally lived up to its status as a New York Times [...]
What We’re Reading: ‘Literary Mamas’ meet up with fun
The Literary Mamas meets once a month to discuss a book over coffee. The mamas are part of a local Meetup group called NWA Playgroup and have been chatting about books on a regular basis since July 2007. Kara Ault, Playgroup organizer, said the monthly book club offers a chance to get away for some [...]
What We’re Reading: Celebrities favorite books!
Ever wonder what kinds of books the stars cozy up with when they find a little time to read? We found a list of celebrities’ favorite books on the ABC News website and thought we’d share some of their book selections. Click on each book cover if you’d like to read more about it on [...]
What We’re Reading: Local book club shares their list
A local nine-woman book club called Just Girls Having Fun shared their most recent book list with us. This month the ladies are reading Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Check this one out or any on their list! August: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson September: Life As We Knew It by [...]
What We’re Reading: Something for everyone
Hey, mamas! Shannon here. I mentioned on 107.9 a few Thursdays ago that I was reading five books at once (it was a show about multi-tasking!). I always have a book for every mood at the ready. Parenting, business, fiction, psychology, memoir. Love them all. The good news is no matter what “type” of book [...]
What We’re Reading: Gobble up a good book!
By Marci Tate With the holidays fast approaching, take some time for yourself and curl up with a good book. (Click on the cover of each book to go buy the title at Barnes & Noble.) No one can deny that certain books have a deep and profound impact on a person’s life. In Everything [...]
What We’re Reading: Book about colds, and “beastly” books, too
It’s that time of year again… the time when the kids are in classrooms with lots of other kids and lots of other germs. And that means somebody is gonna catch a cold and bring it home. So this book, recently profiled in People magazine, caught our attention. Ah-Choo: The Uncommon Life of Your Common [...]
What We’re Reading
By Marci Tate, Vandergriff Elementary Beat the Heat – Read! Even with fall around the corner, these hot days are the perfect time to grab a great book and enjoy. Here’s the kind of book for what I call “escapist reading”. Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge by Pamela Morsi might be called Chick Lit or [...]
What We’re Reading: Can’t-put-it-down novels!
One of my favorite things to do is get so wrapped up in a novel that I lose track of time and stay up way too late just to find out what happens next. It’s like letting my mind take a vacation to a completely new place. If you love a good page-turner, here’s a [...]
What We’re Reading: Books becoming movies
By Gwen Rockwood, book-loving mama of 3 There are a few movies coming out soon that began as books. It’s kind of fun to see a book you love come to life on the big screen. Here are a few books-turned-movies to check out and read before you buy your movie tickets. Click on the [...]
Mamas on Magic 107.9 Today!
Tune in to the Magic in the Morning radio show today (Thursday) around 8 a.m. and join in our conversation about books! Call in and tell us about your favorites. Click here or on the graphic on the right to listen to Magic 107.9 live on your computer. (You can then minimize the radio window [...]
What We’re Reading: Favorite parenting books
Most women are good about “doing our homework.” If we’re having a tough time with something, we find help, often in the form of parenting books recommended by our fellow moms. So we thought we’d ask a few of the smart mamas who read nwaMotherlode to suggest some parenting books they’ve read and found especially [...]
The Mother’s Day Note You Deserve From Kelly Corrigan & Friends
This video (below) has been circulating the blogosphere for about a week and we wanted to share it with you. It’s by Kelly Corrigan who has a new book out called Lift. It’s letters to her daughters. She’s also the author of The Middle Place. We hope you’re having a happy Mother’s Day and that [...]
What We’re Reading to the Kids!
Need some new books to read to the kids? Here are two great picks from our resident book expert and bookshop owner, Marti Genge of Pages of Parenting Bookstore. What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick This Earth-friendly children’s book shows how each person’s small, everyday choices – good or bad- have consequences one [...]