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Review: ‘Coming Clean: A Memoir’ by Kimberly Rae Miller
“What shames us, what we most fear to tell, does not set us apart from others; it binds us together if only we can take the risk to speak it.” — Starhawk When I taught creative writing for 15 years, my...
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Review: ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled Hosseini
I cried when I finished “And the Mountains Echoed” for two reasons: 1) It was that amazing, and, 2) Khaled Hosseini’s writing ability makes me cry. It’s that beautiful. It’s that well crafted. It’s...
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Review: ‘The Cellist of Sarajevo’ by Steven Galloway
In my quest for the perfect book to jump-start my co-ed book club, I chose our local library’s selection for The One Book, One Community program, “The Cellist of Sarajevo” by Steven Galloway. It’s...
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Review: ‘Divergent’ by Veronica Roth
No wonder all my female high school students told me I had to read Veronica Roth’s book “Divergent.” No wonder I could never quite keep it on my classroom library shelf. No wonder all the girls who...
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Review: ‘The Bone Season’ by Samantha Shannon
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Samantha Shannon’s debut novel “The Bone Season.” Before reading it, I knew the following information: Samantha Shannon, only 21, wrote the book when she was a student...
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Reflecting on ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee
Every year when the leaves fall from the trees, when I need to locate my scraper to remove frost from my windshield in the morning, when I need to clean the drawers and closets and replace the light...
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Review: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ by Maria Semple
Unlike much of the adult fiction I selected over the past few months, I knew relatively nothing about “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” by Maria Semple. I read a John Green interview after I reread his...
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Review: ‘The Round House’ by Louise Erdrich
Although I have read some of Erdrich’s short stories, and “Love Medicine” is still on my lists of “must read before I die” books, I have never read one of her novels. “The Round House,” already adorned...
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Review: ‘Eleanor & Park’ by Rainbow Rowell
It’s been a while since I felt myself falling in love with a YA book … falling hard to the point where I didn’t want to do anything but read and block out the world. Rainbow Rowell’s “Eleanor &...
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Review: ‘A House in the Sky’ by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett
“A House in the Sky” by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett held me hostage for two days. I couldn’t stop reading the terrifying account of Amanda and Nigel’s kidnapping in Somalia. I felt their fear when...
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Review: ‘The Husband’s Secret’ by Liane Moriarty
“There are so many secrets about our lives we’ll never know.” Liane Moriarty’s book “The Husband’s Secret” takes a harrowing look at the damage of long-kept secrets, and short-term affairs — both...
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My daughter’s top 10 favorite books of all time (so far)
Maybe I obsessed a bit much over bringing books into my daughter, Raina’s, life. Before I even bought a onesie or diaper, shopped for cribs, figured out how to install a baby car seat, read “What to...
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The best (and worst) books of 2013
Although it wasn’t my 2013 New Year’s resolution, I read more books in 2013 than any other year. I resigned from my high school English teacher position in May, for which I re-read the same 10 classics...
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Books to recharge your New Year’s resolutions and personal revolutions
From left, Kristyn Evans, Micah Smith and Kayla Green celebrate the children’s countdown at Continental Square in downtown York during the New Year’s Eve celebration in 2012. (FILE — DAILY...
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Review: ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’ by Robert Galbraith
Crime dramas are not my genre, so if this particular entry seems harsh and you are someone who loves crime thrillers, my lack of knowledge may be the reason I didn’t love this book. I did, however, get...
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Review: ‘The Worst Hard Time’ by Timothy Egan
I’ve always had some weird fascination with the Dust Bowl. When I taught “Of Mice and Men,” I really wanted my students to get a sense of the desperation of the time and understand further why the...
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Review: ‘Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness’ by Susannah Cahalan
I love reading the true-life stories of brave people who overcome ridiculous odds. I love peeking inside someone else’s world and gaining hope for my own struggles in life knowing that someone surely...
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The Rev. Christopher Rodkey releases book of sermons, ‘Too Good to Be True’
(Submitted) What does it mean to preach in a post-Christendom world? The Rev. Christopher Rodkey, pastor at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Dallastown, asks that very question when preparing for...
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