Marie's book garden

Thirteen Reasons Why , by Jay Asher I read this book because it got my 17-year-old son hooked on reading again. Before Hannah commits su...

Oryx and Crake , by Margaret Atwood It is telling that I didn't realize Oryx and Crake was a trilogy and was upset to discover its ope...

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian , by Sherman Alexie I've been wanting to read this book for awhile--many of my friend...

My Basmati Bat Mitzvah , by Paula L. Freedman Drawn to this book because of its cover and title, I found it to be a light middle-grade rea...

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead , by  Sheryl Sandberg Every woman needs to read this book. Sandberg, chief operating of...

Code Name Verity , by Elizabeth Wein I LOVED this book...in fact, it's my favorite so far in 2014. I would not have been drawn to the ...

The Ayah's Tale , by Sujata Massey Sujata Massey , author of the wonderful The Sleeping Dictionary and the Rei Shimura series, has wr...

The Weight of Silence , by Heather Gudenkauf In this quiet, easy read, seven-year-old Calli Clark is best friends with Petra Gregory. Alth...

A Game of Thrones , by George R.R. Martin Or as I call it, A Game of Endless Unlikable Characters .  My husband DEVOURS these books. Whe...

The Chaperone , by Laura Moriarty I took a break from reading A Game of Thrones to read The Chaperone, and I found it to be highly engros...

With my family at the City Lights Bookstore  in San Francisco in August Here are the best books I read in 2013. Click the title to read ...

I Am Malala , by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb What an inspiring young woman! With assistance from writer Christina Lamb, Malala ...

In the Woods , by Tana French I've seen this book around for awhile, and I had a copy of it on my bookshelves that I finally decided t...

Talking Taboo: American Christian Women Get Frank About Faith , edited by Erin Lane and Enuma Okoro  I discovered this book when Nad...

Cross Currents , by John Shors In March 1987, my friend Debbie and I spent a few days--not long enough--on an unspoiled Thai island, Koh S...

The Sleeping Dictionary , by Sujata Massey As a long-time Sujata Massey fan, I was anxious to get my hands on her latest novel, and it d...

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison , by Piper Kerman I'm completely hooked on the Netflix series "Orange Is...

Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint , by Nadia Bolz-Weber Wow. This book brought me to tears so many times. Nadia B...

The Invisible Girls: A Memoir , by Sarah Thebarge Sarah Thebarge survived grueling breast cancer, and a recurrence within a year, before ...