Book of the Week: ‘The Ravenmaster’
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London Christopher Skaife 2018, 241 pages Nonfiction Legend has it that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London then the tower “will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom.” But Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife is there to make sure that this doesn’t happen. Skaife has been the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London since 2011. He tells us about his daily life...
Book of the Week: ‘Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books’
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books Cara Nicoletti 2015, 283 pages Nonfiction Cara Nicoletti grew up in her family’s butcher shop and was surrounded by family cooking. That didn’t start her cooking, though. She writes, “But the truth is that I fell in love with cooking through reading, and I learned quickly that being in the kitchen offered me the kind of peace that settling in with a good book did.” As she...
Book of the Week: ‘A Dog’s Way Home’
A Dog’s Way HomeW. Bruce Cameron2018, 332 pagesFiction Lucas finds a puppy living with a mother cat and her kittens under an abandoned building. Lucas has been feeding the stray cats that are living there. It is love at first sight for both the puppy and Lucas. He names her Bella. Bella wants nothing more than to be with Lucas. Bella becomes part of the family, and helps calm Lucas’s mother, who has seizures. Lucas sneaks her into the...
Book of the Week: ‘Becoming’
BecomingMichelle Obama2018, 426 pagesNonfiction/Autobiography In Michelle Obama’s superbly written autobiography, she invites readers into her world, from growing up in the South Side of Chicago with a working-class family to the romantic relationship that blossomed between her and Barack. Michelle doesn’t hold back on the tumultuous ride on which life has taken her. She is open and honest about her feelings on politics and her...
Book of the Week: ‘Dear Committee Members: A Novel’
Dear Committee Members: A NovelJulie Schumacher2014, 180 pagesAdult Fiction (Comedy) Jason R. Fitger, professor of creative writing and English at Payne University, somewhere in the Midwest, claims to have written over 1,300 LORs, or letters of recommendation. He has written them for good students, bad students, teaching assistants, graduates, fellow faculty members, ex-wives, girlfriends and – on one occasion – an extremely...
