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June 2025 Book Review: Before Dorothy
Book by: Hazel GaynorReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s: Hazel finds it easy to allow her true feelings to embroider themselves among her words. The imagined…
Get to Know Marvin Levine: Local Author
ABOUT THE BOOK Gold, murder, broken ships, and broken hearts. Hidden off the South Carolina coast for over three hundred years, a missing ship from a lost Spanish treasure fleet has been discovered by an unlikely source. But fishing boat…
May 2025 Book Review: The Miniaturist’s Assistant
Book by: Katherine Scott CrawfordReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books In this endeavor, Katherine’s historical fiction novel contains so many of the things I love to find in the pages of a novel–mystery, romance, art history,…
April 2025 Book Review: Six Days in Bombay
Book by: Alka JoshiReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books International bestselling author Alka Joshi draws readers deep into India at another time and place with Six Days in Bombay becoming her first standalone novel since the…
AM I GOOD ENOUGH: Trapped in Fear
By Ghenrietta Von Bloome The morning sun filters through the dusty curtains, golden rays dappling the worn wooden floorboards, gently framing the scattered debris of yesterday’s thoughts—an empty coffee cup, crumpled papers with half-formed ideas, the faint smell of burnt…
March 2025 Book Review: The Story She Left Behind
Book by: Patti Callahan HenryReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books 1927, Bluffton, South Carolina. Acclaimed author Bronwyn disappears without a trace, leaving behind her husband and her young daughter Clara. A most intriguing literary mystery where,…
AM I GOOD ENOUGH: Lessons, Not Punishment
By Ghenrietta Von Bloome It’s a thought that lingers, weaving a veil of disillusionment in the folds of my mind. For years, I thought my life was a series of cruel punishments—each twist and turn of fate like a bitter…
February 2025 Book Review: Last Twilight in Paris
Book by: Pam JenoffReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books As a diplomat, the author handled Holocaust issues in Poland. Today, she teaches law in Philly and is grateful for book communities; she has long said they…
AM I GOOD ENOUGH: Battle Within
By Ghenrietta Von Bloome I always struggled with the weight of what-ifs—the relentless tide that ebbed and flowed, sometimes crashing in waves of self-doubt, sometimes lapping gently at my shore, teasing me with the glimmer of things unseen, unknown, untried.…
AM I GOOD ENOUGH: Introduction
By Ghenrietta Von Bloome What is it to exist, to breathe in the air thick with others’ expectations, to step lightly upon the terrain of their judgments, their whispers? I was a child once, a bright sunbeam of a child,…
January 2025 Book Review: The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds
Book by: Jennifer MoormanReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books Moorman tells an uplifting story about love, loss, and time travel. When recently widowed Josephine Reynolds makes a wish that she had never been born, and inadvertently…
Stilton Pine: A Gripping Nail-Biter in the Heart of the Lowcountry
Stilton Pine is a captivating thriller that takes readers deep into the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry, where trouble brews amidst the dense pine forests. From the very first page, author Marvin Levine crafts a riveting narrative that keeps…
April Book Releases We Are Looking Forward To
Struggling to find a good page turner? Here are a few books that we can’t wait to get our hands on when they are released this month. 1) The Reappearance of Rachel Price By Holly Jackson From the author of the…
Read It!: October 2020
These three novels stress the importance of friendship. Each book showcases strong, brave women, facing unthinkable life-changing events. These stories will transport you to a different place and/or time. These are books that you will want to read and discuss with your friends.
Read It: September 2020
Read It: August 2020
Happy July! It is officially summer, so as you pack your sunscreen for a day at the beach, make sure to also pack these books in your beach bag. This month has some incredible new releases.
Read It: July 2020
Happy July! It is officially summer, so as you pack your sunscreen for a day at the beach, make sure to also pack these books in your beach bag. This month has some incredible new releases.
June 2020: Read It!
These three novels stress the importance of friendship. Each book showcases strong, brave women, facing unthinkable life-changing events. These stories will transport you to a different place and/or time. These are books that you will want to read and discuss with your friends.
Read It: May 2020
Read It: April 2020
Spring is in the air, new books are coming out, and there are book tours galore! These three authors have several events planned in our area, so make sure to check with your local bookstores and libraries to see when your favorite authors will be in town.