World Without End is my third Ken Follett read, and like the other two, The Evening and the Morning,  and its prequel Pillars of the Earth , it is set in the town of Kingsbridge, England. However, this time, we visit the fourteenth-century during the time of the plague or Black Death; a time when new ideas compete with old ways and beliefs.   Typically, my fun reads are mysteries and thrillers, followed by historical fiction. After a stellar recommendation from my avid read

While this small, 42-page pocketbook is certainly not the only book I read this month, it was the most important. The first time I read the Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence was decades ago in college. This is only my second reading and is, I believe, an important refresher. Not because reading it is some kind of statement, but because I felt it important without the noise of social media, news outlets, and political banter to be reminded o

I’m not much of a memoir reader and it’s unusual for me to read a book twice unless I’m dissecting it as a learning exercise to enhance my own writing skills. Neither was the case this month. For a number of reasons, I was drawn to listen to Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person , read by its author, Shonda Rhimes.   Years ago, I read the book on the recommendation of my daughter-in-law and loved it at the time. But recently I decided it wa