Books

Hoping to find a few hours over the upcoming holidays to curl up with a good new book? Well, there’s no shortage of recommendations or newly published books to entice you! For a roundup of some of the most lauded books of 2022, take a look at the list, along…

Whether you’re trying to squeeze the last days of leisure out of summer or looking forward to a busy fall, you may have time for one more summer read before Labor Day arrives. In that case, we have a few new titles for you to consider, ranging from light and…

The Roman statesman Cicero once said, “Life is nothing without friendship.” For most of us, that statement rings true, even if we may not always live up to its promise. There are so many “involuntary” (yet important) relationships in our lives: our family, and our work colleagues, for example, and…

If you’re getting older then you’re likely getting experience in what it’s like to grieve. None of us escape the inevitable losses that accompany aging. Whether it’s the literal death of loved ones or friends, the emotional loss of chapters that have closed or friendships that have faded, or even…

Here’s a stunning statistic: In the United States right now, there are more self-storage facilities (about 50,000) than there are McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger Kings, Starbucks, and Walmarts combined. We are clearly a nation that has more stuff than we need or are using. And whether we want to downsize our…

As sure as Memorial Day signals the unofficial beginning of summer, so too does this holiday weekend signal the search for the best “beach reads” for this coming summer season. What exactly qualifies as a “beach read”? New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner recently suggested that for a book…