Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
January 14, 2018Pam Ryan was inspired to write Esperanza Rising by her grandmother’s childhood experiences. Although it was written in 2000, Esperanza…My Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
January 1, 2018Debby Edwardson wrote that this story was inspired by the experiences of her husband and his two brothers while at…Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine – Of Books and Libraries
December 31, 2017Have you noticed the tendency of authors to focus on books and reading? Take The Reader by Traci Chee as…The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan
December 11, 2017The Detective’s Assistant was inspired by the life of Kate Warne (1833-1868), who is credited as being the first professional…Flesh & Bones by Paul Levine
November 26, 2017I very much enjoyed listening to Flesh & Bones by Paul Levine. It is a fun story about a lawyer,…Worth by A. LaFaye
November 18, 2017Farming in the late 1800s was backbreaking work full of uncertainties. Worth describes the difficulties of farming, the fragility of…Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick
November 12, 2017This is an especially timely book; Texas and Florida are still reeling from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Zane and the…Crow by Barbara Wright
October 27, 2017I did say I was presenting only one book per state, but once I listened to Crow I knew I…