by Mary Horowitz, CNE

By: Robert A. Bradley (5th Ed.) Rating: 4 stars This book was a wonderful overview of the basics of natural birth, using the Bradley Method. It was definitely outdated, but worth a read for anyone considering natural birth. I loved that in addition to focusing on natural childbirth, it gave practical tips for preparing for […]

By: Ina May Gaskin Rating: 5 stars I actually read this book in 2010 when I was pregnant with our first baby, but re-read it this year, while were getting ready to attend birthing classes.  This book is a collection of stories on natural childbirth at The Farm, Ina May’s birth center in Tennessee. They’re […]

By: Julia Child Rating: 4 stars This book tells the story, in Julia’s own words, of the life she and Paul lived in France, and their lives together once they returned to the States. It was a wonderful story of how she fell in love with France, the French, and French cuisine, her life’s intersection […]

By: Darcia Helle Rating: 4 stars. This is the story of a college-aged girl named Lauren and her family. Her father is a well-known criminal attorney, with anger and domestic violence issues. Lauren is heavily entwined in the dramas of her family, and as the tale unfolds, the reader finds out more and more. Lauren’s […]

By Maureen Johnson Rating: 3 stars This was an enjoyable, quick read about a young woman whose eccentric, unpredictable aunt dies unexpectedly and after her death, sends her niece on a journey of self-discovery and understanding through 13 letters, each to be opened at a specific time or place along the way. I can’t say […]

By Maureen Johnson Rating: 3 stars This was an enjoyable, quick read about a young woman whose eccentric, unpredictable aunt dies unexpectedly and after her death, sends her niece on a journey of self-discovery and understanding through 13 letters, each to be opened at a specific time or place along the way. I can’t say […]