In 1931, Ranganathan first published his blockbuster of the library world, The Five Laws of Library Science. You may laugh, but most librarians still take these laws pretty seriously, albeit with a few parenthetical updates. Here are the five laws: Books Are For Use Every Reader His/Her Book Every Book Its Reader Save The TimeContinue reading “Save the Time of the Writer…It’s what a Book Coach Does!”
Author Archives: Robin Henry
Throwback Thursday: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
This is a beautifully written book about a family suffering a terrible loss. Lydia, the favorite daughter of a mixed race family (Caucasian and Asian) has drowned. Surprisingly, though there are sad moments, the tone is hopeful. Ng explores what happens when people’s lives don’t turn out the way they thought they would; when charactersContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng”
What is your What If?
In Lisa Cron’s book, Story Genius, she writes about the what if in fiction. The “what if” provides the external impetus that will kick off the protagonist’s internal struggle (43). The what if on its own is not enough for a book, but it can be a powerful way to begin to frame an ideaContinue reading “What is your What If?”
Oma Goes to Bath
I recently took a trip to Bath, UK to work on some writing projects. This is a video I sent to my grandson with a story about my first attempt at having tea after quarantine.
Throwback Thursday: Avenue of Spies: a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family’s heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France by Alex Kershaw (2015)
This text is from the review I wrote in 2015. Even MORE books about WWII have come out of the woodwork since then. The past few years of major anniversaries for important events of World War II coupled with the passing of so many of the heroes and villains of that time have brought forthContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Avenue of Spies: a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family’s heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France by Alex Kershaw (2015)”
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
If you, like me, have been putting off reading this, stop, pick it up right now and start reading it! Sometimes I put off reading a book because of the hype. Sometimes I put it off because it has won a lot of awards and that intimidates me. Sometimes I put it off because IContinue reading “Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell”
Plotting Your Cozy Mystery
Did you know that Agatha Christie is the BEST SELLING NOVEL WRITER OF ALL TIME? Only the Bible and Shakespeare have outsold her. It’s true, people love murder. Cozies are a particular brand of murder, though. For those of you who aren’t regular cozy readers or fans of Agatha (no way!), here are the genreContinue reading “Plotting Your Cozy Mystery”
Throwback Thursday: The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich (2016)
In 1970, a group of women, mostly employed as researchers and fact checkers at Newsweek magazine, filed a lawsuit against the publication for gender discrimination on the same day Newsweek ran a cover story entitled, “Women in Revolt.” The Good Girls Revolt tells the story of the brave women who risked their futures to makeContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich (2016)”
Adventures in Bath: Jane Austen’s Doors!
Book Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
I’ll admit it, the bookstore window got me on this one. I walked past the window on several occasions and this book looked very intriguing. When I read the blurb, I decided to go for it. And I am not sorry! Amanda and her family are on the way to their Airbnb in the wildsContinue reading “Book Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam”
