It’s fun documenting Fleet’s favorite books every few months. You never know what kids are going to gravitate towards as some books are …
Books
Mary Jane – the novel
Here I am reading another novel. Actually, it’s better described as historical fiction because this is now the third novel I’ve read that …
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Since this is the third book I’ve read by Taylor Jenkins Reid, I should have expected the unexpected. Daisy Jones & The Six featured a …
“The Tender Bar” Movie
Sometimes film adaptations of books don’t do the original story justice and sometimes they work well. I’m glad to report that The Tender Bar …
Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid is good. Really good. Sentence one of page one of Malibu Rising and she’s already foreshadowing about fire. Everyone in …
Dave Grohl: Man of the People
As I write this, Dave Grohl’s book The Storyteller is number one on The New York Times non-fiction best-seller list. A high school dropout …
Fall = The Best Season
Fall is unequivocally my favorite season. Even though I’m slammed with work because the college essay deadline is November 1 and most Vail …
Val Kilmer Is Definitely Your Huckleberry
When I picked up Val Kilmer’s book, I’m Your Huckleberry, I had no idea a documentary had been released about him in July. Kilmer briefly …
“The Giving Tree” Is A Hard Read
Everyone knows Shel Silverstein. His books The Giving Tree, Where The Sidewalk Ends, and The Missing Piece – just to name three – are …