All of the sudden Kobi Yamada is everywhere. Fleet’s bookcase, Vail Mountain School, and featured at our local bookstore. Yamada is a New …
Education
Rick Rubin Wrote The Book No One Expected
For those who pick up Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act: A Way of Being anticipating a tell-all about the legendary music producer’s experience …
“Wookie Is Not His Real Name” Turns Two!
Two years already! Wow it’s been quite a ride. On March 20, 2022, three weeks after celebrating the one-year anniversary of Wookie Is Not …
2022 In Review
Here I am on December 30 writing another year in review. When Fleet was a baby, someone told us that “the days are long, but the years are …
Red Notice
*SPOILERS* When my well-read mother and equally well-read friend both recommended Red Notice, I had my doubts. I didn’t doubt whether the …
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
I don’t know what I was expecting from this book, but it definitely surprised me. The characters, their observations, the witty language – …
Tell Me More
This book is tough. It’s good but tough because there is so much aching sadness that anchors the narrative. In the dedication, author Kelly …
My Salinger Year
What’s interesting about memoirs that chronicle a writer’s experience becoming a writer is that if the bulk of the story is about them …
The Plot
For the first time in a long time, I wasn’t overly impressed with a New York Times bestseller. Lately I’ve been reading books about writers, …