Summer is here! This is a list of seven beach reads for summer 2022. Each of these books was released earlier this year, so you are sure to find something new to enjoy while you keep your feet in the pool!
Seven Beach Reads for Summer
Author: kellyghaynes
Cavalcade: Academy Awards Best Picture 1933
Next up for the Best Picture History Project is Cavalcade (1933) is a film adaptation of Noel Coward's play of the same name. Set in London, the movie follows the upper class Marryot family and their servants, the Bridges through the first 33 years of the 20th century. This was an eventful time for Londoners [...]
Hobby Spotlight: Diamond Painting
I started Diamond Painting around Christmas time. I enjoy the simple repetition of placing the beads into their spaces while listening to a good audiobook.
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Forget the Alamo tells uncomfortable truths that all Texans should know - but the myth of the Alamo will never fall. This book sets the record straight for those that will listen, and is an excellent book.
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
This novel is extraordinary. Throughout the two millenia in which this story lives, as all the characters live their lives and face their struggles, somehow the reader becomes enchanted. The survival of the book, of the earth, of the Argos - it becomes imperative. And while all the endings aren't happy, they're easier to take because they were made better by the story that they loved and preserved. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Antonio Diogenes will survive long after they're gone.
The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman
The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman review. Free book club questions.A Very Nice Satire & Thriller all in one. Highly Recommend
The Grand Hotel, 1932
The Grand Hotel film, 1932: Behind the Scenes pictures, trivia, video from the premier, the 5th Academy Awards & the 1st ever Mickey Mouse cartoon in Technicolor.
Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian: A Book Review
Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian - Book review with free exclusive book club questions! Historical fiction set in Boston, 1662.
Cimarron, 1931 – 1932
Cimarron was the 4th Best Picture Winner in 1931/32. Based on a popular Edna Ferber novel, the RKO movie was the 1st Western ever to win. With vintage news articles, movie reviews, and never before linked images of the cast visiting the White House, Cimarron and the story it tells is examined through a modern lens.
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot: An Audiobook Review
A MUST READ. 17-year-old Lenni and 83-year-old Margot meet in the art therapy room of the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Between them, they have 100 years of life. They share each other's memories, and each experience a whole new lifetime before their own runs out.
