Will you join the more than 90 million Americans expected to cast their ballots today? This is a special Tuesday because it's electio...

Pick a book, any book.  Chances are good that it's been banned at one time or another.  You might be be surprised at some of the seeming...

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Like many book bloggers, I receive an extraordinary amount of books in the mail; I'll highlight just the most recent books for Mailbox ...

We have rules in our house: 1. Clean up your own messes. 2. Tell the truth. 3. Brush your teeth twice a day. 4. Don't be late for scho...

"There was nothing left to say." ~ The Pact , Jodi Picoult Whew! It took me forever to read The Pact: A Love Story , published in...

I am such a slouch. My first Jodi Picoult book, My Sister's Keeper , which I read and reviewed on my blog in June of 2009, was quite a ...

Any Jodi Picoult fans out there? Of course, I ask this in jest. There must be legions, because she's written sixteen books. This was m...