After seeing this 2017 novel week after week on The New York Times  best seller-list, I finally bought a copy three years ago, intrigued to find out why it was so popular. But it got buried in my to-read stack of books until this month when I rediscovered it.   Now after reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid , I understand why it was, and still is, so popular. Like an eavesdropper, the reader peeks into the life of a fictional Hollywood star, chal

Having spent much of my corporate career focused on how to build trust in the workplace and develop self-trust, even writing a book on the topic, Trust, Inc . , and named a 100 Top Thought Leader by Trust Across America at the time, I was drawn to Dr. Shade Zahrai’s book, Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence, and Fuel Success. I listened to the audio version, narrated by the author, which I enjoyed.   I’m a strong believer that self-trust matters not only at wo

While I’m not a gardener, I am an admirer of those who are, and a recipient of their results be they flowers that brighten my spirit or yummy organic fruits and vegetables that nourish my body. Either way, I wasn’t drawn to this book because of its gardening theme.   I was drawn to The Gardener’s Plot: A Mystery  by Deborah J. Benoit because it was The Minotaur Books / Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award Winner. I’m currently writing my first mystery series an