by Happy Owl | Jun 27, 2019 | Book of the Month
The Lowcountry of South Carolina is where By Invitation Only begins at a barbecue engagement party thrown by Diane English Stiftel, her brother Floyd, and her parents to celebrate her son’s engagement. On this gorgeous, magical night, the bride’s father, Alejandro...
by Happy Owl | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
“The Tattooist of Auschwitz is an extraordinary document, a story about the extremes of human behavior existing side by side: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I find it hard to imagine anyone who would not be drawn in, confronted and...
by Happy Owl | Apr 15, 2019 | Upcoming BOTM
The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoît Courrèges, a policeman in a small French village where the rituals of the café still rule. Bruno—as he is affectionately nicknamed—may be the town’s only municipal policeman, but in...
by Happy Owl | Apr 15, 2019 | Book of the Month
“Like sipping a clear summer wine, reading Roxanne Rowley’s stories and poems is as refreshing as an evening breeze off the lake. Her images and reminiscences take me back to my early years in central Michigan inside a time machine made of words. I love...
by Happy Owl | Mar 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis...
