Tracy is one of the smartest people I know. Really. She has a degree in biochem and recently began practicing law. She can do math AND she is a wonderful writer. She is a dear, nerdy friend and I was thrilled when she asked to write a guest post._________________________________I recently had the opportunity to meet…
REVIEW: THE VANISHING OF KATHARINA LINDEN by Helen Grant
Who says you forget everything you learned in school? Admittedly, some details are clearer than others. I graduated from college nearly (gulp) ten years ago already and I still lapse into German when I am tired. And English is my first language. For some reason, the language stuck with me — as did the bizarre…
REVIEW: IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS by Erik Larson
For more than a decade now Erik Larson has been digging up episodes lost to history and bringing them to the forefront. In Issac’s Storm, he revealed a fledgling National Weather Service and recounted a hurricane of horrifying magnitude in 1900. With The Devil In The White City, he pitted the very best and very…