THE SECRET: DARE TO DREAM, will be available on premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms nationwide on Friday, July 31. Based on the groundbreaking best-selling book about the law of attraction by Rhonda Byrne, The Secret: Dare to Dream follows Miranda (Katie Holmes), a young widow trying to make ends meet while raising her three children and dating her boyfriend (Jerry O’Connell).… Read More »
By Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection
This book grabbed me from the first paragraph and hasn’t let me go. I have a copy to give away this week. Insert a comment on our website or Facebook post about the book if you are interested in winning a copy. Winner will be announced Friday, 7/17.… Read More »
Note from Audra: I’m not sure if this discussion is open to the public or only to members of DUMC but since the book looks very good I thought I’d let you know about the book and the possibility of the book club!
Monday, July 13, 7:00 p.m. Please join the UMW Book Club’s discussion of Ijeoma Oluo’s book, “So You Want to Talk About Race.”… Read More »
Excerpt from this local Dunwoody author’s LinkedIn page: “Most of us have kids at home, and they’re going through changes like the rest of us. Well (like my own kid), Josie the Owl has a positive & upbeat attitude about it all. Consider buying this story for that special little one in your life!”
We’ll be giving away a copy on Friday, July 10th. … Read More »
I have a copy to give away this week. Insert a comment on our website or Facebook post about the book if you are interested in winning a copy.
I read the book and then watched the movie on HBO. Fans of The Hunger Games will find it interesting that Starr is played by the gorgeous Amandla Stenberg who portrayed the lovely Rue, from District 11. … Read More »
The biggest disadvantage of reading everything on my Kindle, is the inability to pass books along for more and more and more people to read. I really want others to read this one so I bought a paperback to give away as long as the winner is willing to keep paying it forward by passing it along and encouraging others to keep passing it along. … Read More »
by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection
The entire time I was reading Boy’s Life I was thinking about how much my Dad would love it. So, I decided to get him a copy for Father’s Day. It was written in 1991 but I figured it would be easy to find a copy. Whoa – it is not available at our Barnes and Noble. … Read More »
Note from Audra: I haven’t read any of these. I do plan to review this list closely and choose a few to read. These were submitted to me by K. Jacobson
I can hardly wait to read this. Here’s what Amazon has to say:
“In the irresistible new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted and Something Borrowed, a young woman falls hard for an impossibly perfect man before he disappears without a trace. . . . “
Our amazing Style Editor gave me a signed copy to give away. … Read More »
by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection
Girl Unbroken: A Sister’s Harrowing Story of Survival from the Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho will break your heart then put it back together again. I’m about to be an empty-nester but this book made me want to sign up to be a foster parent. … Read More »
I read this book in one day. I’ve never even heard of the author, Margaret Lukas, as this is only her second novel. A friend recommended it and it is free with Kindle Unlimited.
The setting is rural Nebraska, in the late 1890s. 17-year-old newlywed Effie and 11-year-old orphaned Bridget must struggle to endure their evil husband/father Reverend Jackdaw at a time when women and children had few rights, and society looked upon domestic abuse as a private family matter. … Read More »
We are all three avid readers and decided to make 6 lucky people book winners. Here’s who won what:
by Audra H Anders for The Aha! Connection
My friend/neighbor, Heather, took over managing our Meadowlake neighborhood book club a few years ago and has done an amazing job. I’m sharing her note to our book club from this week because it is full of great info!
by Audra H Anders for The Aha! Connection
Some of you may remember my high school friend who is not only a “stuttering comic”, but also a veteran…and now a husband and father of two young girls. Back in the early Aha! Connection days we (our community) sent Jody and his fellow soldiers cases and cases of Halloween candy overseas!… Read More »
by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection
I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve said I wish I had all the time in the world to read. Some folks have a lot of time on their hands due to our current international health crisis. Rather than stressing out watching the news, I’d like to suggest you grab that book you’ve been meaning to read. … Read More »
