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 Lisa discusses the popular memoir Be Ready When The Luck Happens by Ina Garten. Garten is a longtime Food Network star and and Instagram star. She delves into her career, and talks a great deal about real estate.   This blog post from Eater describes how much of Garten’s “luck” is really  more rel…

Lisa and Boston artist Julia Purdy discuss Still Life by Louise Penny, the first Inspector Gamache series. This was published in 2005 and there are 18 books in this series. It is an internationally recognized series.   This article in Vox discusses how Louise Penny has perfected the literary genre …

Lisa discusses Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. This was published in 2021 and brings together a wide range of characters ranging from Constantinople 1453 to Idaho in 2020. These characters will ultimately be connected by the fictional book Cloud Cuckoo Land.   Books discussed:   All the Light W…

Lisa discusses 10 books that will be released in 2025 that she thinks should be ones you consider for different reasons. Some are very popular authors and some are quite uniqute.   Here’s the list of books that Lisa suggests you consider reading this year.   Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros   The Next …