Thanksgiving

Friday Film Review: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Friday Film Review: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Genre: Holiday/Comedy/Romance Grade: B+ “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” I had resisted watching this movie until now due to what I feared would be a schmaltz fest of gooey, sugary pulling of heartstrings. But when another movie I had tentatively selected as a(…)

If You Like …. Holiday Stories

I confess to not being a big consumer of holiday stories but I think I am in the minority. Jayne is a big fan and from the sales of these types of books, Jayne is not alone. We clearly need to do a recommend a holiday story thread. Please indicate if it is a Hanukkah,(…)

REVIEW: Leftovers by Treva Harte

REVIEW: Leftovers by Treva Harte

Dear Ms. Harte: A story that looked, from the excerpt, like it was going to be a quick and cute little Thanksgiving reunion story turned out to be a lot deeper and a lot more…experimental than that. And while a deeper treatment of the issues that the characters have in the story probably wouldn’t have(…)

Thanksgiving Day Giveaway 2007

Thanksgiving is just two days away and during this time at DearAuthor, we take time to contemplate the things we are thankful for. One of the benefits of reviewing is that we receive free books. Because we receive so many free books, my book buying has dwindled. Of course, I don’t think I would be(…)