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Week in Review – Media

What a wonderful week for Media Reviews! Tristi continued her fun series of interviews with our very our Families.com bloggers. Don’t miss interviews with Mental Health blogger Beth McHugh, Weight Loss and Disney blogger Lisa Pietsch, Pet and Marriage blogger Courtney Mroch, and Money blogger Debbie Vasen. Read the interview with Rebecca Cornish Talley, author of LDS young adult novel, “Heaven Scent”. In picture books, we have a reminder of time well spent in Let’s Go on a Mommy Date by Karen Kingsbury. In young adult fantasy, The Journal of Curious Letters – James Dashner sounds like a marvelous new … Continue reading →

The Swell Season – CD Review

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová recently won an Oscar for their original song “Falling Softly”. In his Oscar acceptance Hansard exhorted others to “Make Art”. Irglová talked of how important this win was to all the independent struggling artists. I loved her statement, “Fair play to those who dare to dream”. Hansard is from the Irish group The Frames. Here, and in the movie “Once”, he is teamed with the classically trained Czech vocalist and pianist, Markéta Irglová. The mix of lyrics, guitar, piano, and their two voices are incredible. The album The Swell Season takes it name from Hansard’s … Continue reading →