The Gilmore Guide to Books

Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time

Guest Post: Eva Stachniak

On Monday I was pleased to review Eva Stachniak's new historical novel, Empress of the Night, a fascinating look at both the reign and the personal life of Catherine the Great. Today she kindly agreed to share more of her in-depth knowledge about the progressive leadership of this amazing woman.   One of Catherine the Great’s biographers quotes her exclaiming: if ... Read More...

Reading and Writing Spaces

As someone who spends the majority of their time either reading or writing I sometimes think I would be more productive and/or creative if I could find the perfect space. This thought usually comes to me when I’m procrastinating because really, neither reading or writing take a lot of space. Still, a girl can dream, so here are some wonderfully diverse spots that would inspire ... Read More...

Sunday Sentence: Kinder Than Solitude

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. The key to success, in his parents’ opinion, was the capacity to selectively live one’s life, to forget what one ought not to remember, to untangle oneself from lesser and irrelevant others, and to recognize the unnecessariness of ... Read More...

Growing Up in Books Week

A quick hint about the week ahead. I had some recent reading that covered a spectrum of life stages—not quite the norm for me but the way it fell out means that this week is going to be Growing Up in Books week. Three books written for readers of three different age ranges (hint- photos below) but read by me. The only part of this reading I didn’t like was that the age groups ... Read More...

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