by Kelli Donley | Jan 30, 2011 | 2011 Books, Media
A view of some of the fabric I bought in Malawi, along with a collection of book reviews The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski — three out of five bananas This is a book I have given as a gift several times, after having read the reviews. However, when...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 8, 2011 | 2011 Books, Journal, Media
Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells: I’ve had this book for years, tucked on a bookshelf with its $.25 yard sale sticker in place. I enjoyed Wells’ infamous “Ya-Ya Sisterhood” novel to the point of long referring to my girlfriends as the Yas. We’ve been the Yas...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 16, 2010 | Media
The Disappearing Spoon – This was a book club selection (my choice) and I loved it. It honored my inner geek. It’s the nonfiction look at the history of the periodic table and let me just say, the review couldn’t have been more timely. I competed in...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 1, 2010 | Journal, Media, Photography
My friend Amanda taught a photography class Saturday. I was the only one who didn’t have my camera in manual mode by the time class rolled around, but I’m trying. We stood clustered in the shadows of Gilbert’s Liberty Market, listening as Amanda...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 15, 2010 | Journal, Media
If you live within five zip codes of my home and have crossed my path in the last week, chances are I’ve taken the time to belabor what an amazing book I’ve just read — Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, by Novella Carpenter. If you have...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 8, 2010 | Journal, Media
The No Vampire Book Club is reading Let the Great World Spin for September. I’ve never read anything by Colum McCann and I haven’t been this delighted to find an author since being introduced to Brady Udall’s work. McCann’s storytelling is so...
