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Here's what I took to WBRC Fox 6 Good Day Alabama this month: two buzzy works of fiction and a new (technical) barbecue book. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab This New York Times bestseller and National Indie bestseller and USA Today bestseller offers a tour of the world (and many of its significant moments in … Continue reading Vacation or Staycation. Here’s What to Read Right Now

Here's what I took to WBRC Fox 6 Good Day Alabama this month: three works of fiction that are pure escapism. Get even farther away on your next trip away. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell This fantasy book, published in 2014 and on my really long reading list since then, is a bit of … Continue reading Fox 6 Books June: Gotta Get Away

Here's what I took to WBRC Fox 6 Good Day Alabama this month: a book about food from a local favorite, a global cookbook that does good and a book on mindfulness for Mental Health Awareness Month.   From the Pit to the Plate:  The Story of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q by Niki Sepsas Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q has been … Continue reading Fox 6 Books: Local & Global Flavors and Something to Think About

Let’s enter Black History Month with these important reads—we have a thoughtful short story, a work of nonfiction with a personal approach and two meaningful educational books for young readers. I shared these with Good Day Alabama on WBRC Fox 6. Recitatif by Toni Morrison This 1983 short story, the only one Nobel Prize-winning Toni Morrison … Continue reading Fox 6 Books: Black History Month

This fresh, new year of great books, which I first shared on Good Day Alabama on WBRC Fox 6, begins with some gifts from my reading friends. Menus:  A Book for your Meals and Memories written and illustrated by Jacques Pepin Remember dinner parties? I do, and I wish I’d had this book when we were … Continue reading Fox 6 Books and Friends Who Read

Here are the books I brought to WBRC Fox 6 this month. Each of these books is a keeper, but they’d also make excellent gifts.  The Atomic Lounge by Feizal Valli and Rachael Roberts Alas, the James Beard-nominated Birmingham bar, The Atomic Lounge, is no more, but a beautiful and fun and informative book of … Continue reading Keepers Worth Gifting

Fall for these great reads! Here are the books I brought to WBRC Fox 6 this month. The Lost Man by Jane Harper I read this stand-alone novel by Jane Harper while waiting for her book, The Dry, which is part of a series. Not only is The Lost Man well written, but it’s also compelling from the very … Continue reading Fox 6 Books: October