January 9, 2020

REVIEW: Wine for Normal People by Elizabeth Schneider

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readseducational / non-fiction / wineNo Comments

From the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Wine for Normal People, described by Imbibe magazine as “a wine podcast for the people.” Wine for Normal People is an unpretentious guide to everything you ever wanted to know about wine. Learn a not-snobby wine vocabulary, how and where to ... more >

January 9, 2020

REVIEW: The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbees / ecology / gardening / non-fictionNo Comments

The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment—the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator Victory Garden offers practical solutions for winning the war against the demise of these essential animals. Pollinators are critical ... more >

December 20, 2019

Jayne’s Best of 2019

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / autistic character / autobiography / bookseller / Canada / Cancer / cartoons / cats / class differences / Contemporary / death / enemies to lovers / England / epistolary / family relationships / First-Person / France / friends-to-lovers / Historical / Humor / immigrant fiction / mathematics / medieval / New York City / non-fiction / pilot / PTSD / servant romance / Vietnam / Wales / War / Military / Womens-Fiction / World War I / World War II9 Comments

This year I didn’t have as many A reads as I did last year but these B+ books are strong ones that almost made it. My list ranges from historical to contemporary, has fiction and non-fiction, and even a picture book of cats. In kinda, sorta chronological order in which ... more >

October 29, 2019

REVIEW: Genuine Fakes by Lydia Pyne

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArt / Ethics / non-fiction / science4 Comments

Is the distinction between “real” and “fake” as clear-cut as we think? Does an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol? Should we be outraged that some of those famous scenes in Blue Planet were filmed in a lab? Who are the scientists putting ever-more improbable ... more >

October 21, 2019

Reading List by Jennie for July through September

JennieBook Reviewshistorical romance / History / mystery / non-fiction / Paranormal / Reading lists / Romance / thriller / Young-Adult7 Comments

Read and reviewed: The Hidden Heart, Jane Steele, Play to Win, Wives and Daughters and Jamaica Inn   A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage   I was looking for a light-ish but informative non-fiction read, and this seemed like it would fit the bill. It ... more >

October 16, 2019

REVIEW: No Man’s Land by Kevin Sullivan

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican Navy / Australia / autobiography / flying / non-fiction / pilot / PTSD9 Comments

A gripping account of how a major air disaster was averted, by the captain and former Top Gun pilot “Instinctively, I release my pressure on the sidestick. Out of my subconscious, a survival technique from a previous life emerges: Neutralise! I’m not in control so I must neutralise controls. I ... more >