Book Review: Generational Lessons from Dad By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Editor-in-Chief, Good Life Family Magazine You immediately are drawn in to Brian Baleno’s memoir, which begins as the 27-year-old’s life is forever altered by a 5 A.M. phone call. His love of and commitment to family is abundantly clear…
By Laura Bull | Contributor Ten years ago, I had no idea what I would be doing today. I had just left my corporate gig at the tail end of the Great Recession and had opened my consultancy firm without a single client. It was a scary yet liberating…
By Andrea Peskind Katz | Contributor For many of us, there’s nothing quite like getting lost in a good book. Reading can transport us to another world, providing escape from life’s everyday stresses, at least temporarily. Here are my suggestions for new books I hope you will enjoy as…
By Tricia White | Managing Editor Even Netflix eventually runs out of interesting things to binge on. Now is the perfect time to encourage your kids to crack a book that has nothing to do with school assignments. Here are a few suggestions: Teens/Young Adults An Ember in the…
By Andrea Peskind Katz | Contributor The dog days of summer are upon us when Texas triple digits hit. Ugh! Either float on a raft in a pool or flee the state and go on vacation. Either way, these books are the perfect escapes for these dog days. Fabulous Fiction…
By Andrea Peskind Katz | Contributor Books To Take Us Back To Another Time The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shines a light on the incredible heroics of the brave women of WWII and weaves a mesmerizing tale of courage, sisterhood and…
By Andrea Peskind Katz | Contributor Fall is the perfect time of year to cozy up with a good book. Any of these reads are fair game! The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain Hard to believe that Chamberlain could top her prior books, but she has done it!…
NEVER FORGET… by Melissa Chaiken | Section Editor I am an avid reader and I love to read a wide variety of genres – fiction, non-fiction, classic literature, historical novels, mysteries, thrillers, biographies, etc. However, sometimes when a book is recommended to me or selected by my book club,…