Lauren Oliver is an American author who is well known in the YA (Young Adult) genre. Encouraged by her parents who were both literary professors, Lauren Oliver was very creative as a child, and wrote many stories, poems and created many things. She studied literature, philosophy and creative writing in college, and began writing for Penguin…
Herman Koch is an international writer and actor. Born in the Netherlands, he has published numerous short stories, novels and columns. His book The Dinner has been adapted into stage productions and will be presented as a movie in May 2017. It will star Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. The dinner…
If you would like to know more about Anita Diamant, click here. The Boston girl / Anita Diamant. Anita Diamant’s “vivid, affectionate portrait of American womanhood” (Los Angeles Times), follows the life of one woman, Addie Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant Jewish family,…
Yoga Books Yoga girl / Rachel Brathen. / In Yoga Girl, Brathen takes readers beyond her Instagram feed and shares her journey like never before—from her self-destructive teenage years in her hometown in Sweden to her adventures in the jungles of Costa Rica, and finally to the beautiful and bohemian life she’s built through yoga…
Quilts A to Z : 26 techniques every quilter should know / by Linda Causee. Well-known quilter Linda Causee has come up with a fresh idea that’s smart and fun. These 26 lovely quilts–one for each letter of the alphabet–not only make wonderful projects, they teach too! Every letter stands for a new quilting technique,…
“No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.” ― Maimonides Soul food love : healthy recipes inspired by one hundred years of cooking in a Black family / Alice Randall & Caroline Randall Williams ; photographs by Penny De Los Santos. / In May 2012, bestselling author…
