Freda's Voice

  Welcome to the August Monthly News! August 2nd was Freda's Voice 12th Blogoversary! I was going to do a post with a giveaway, and changed my mind. No hoopla this year. There's no point with the lack of content I've generated lately. I'm just grateful for those of you who are still here. So, thank you! So it may look like I read a lot, but in actuality, only 3 of those are full-size stories, the others are short stories. Do you consider short stories a book, no matter the size? Or do you not count them in your final tally? I'd like to hear your thoughts. For me, it can often be an introduction into a writer that I may start to read everything they have ever written. My daughter, my youngest child, turned 25 this month! Due to COVID19 and so many restrictions, as well as her living in Toronto, made it hard for me to see her. So needless to say, it's been a hot minute. We went to The Old Spaghetti Factory and walked to the CN Tower. It was a great day! I miss her

ASIN: ‎  B08GC9W75W Publisher: ‎  Amazon Original Stories (October 6, 2020) Kindle: ‎  6642 KB Print: ‎  8 pages AMAZON All Mindy Kaling wants is a night out…but what does the scary stranger in the driver’s seat of her ride want? Find out in a nerve-racking minidrama by the New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me? When Mindy and her best friend, B.J. Novak, are approached on a dark street by a Charles Manson–esque character, naturally they’re unnerved. Turns out he’s a huge fan of The Office! Now Mindy’s feeling a little judgy. But the night is young, unseasonably hot, and getting weirder. Mindy and B.J.’s brief encounter with the drifter is about to take an unexpected turn in Sunset Junction. From the acclaimed writer, actor, director, producer, and New York Times bestselling author comes Nothing Like I Imagined. In these essays, Mindy Kaling shares the latest chapters of a multitasking life in Hollywood. Read or listen to them in a single sitting. Either way, they’re pitch-pe

Welcome to week 543! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . Here is my 56..   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  How young do you think children should be when they start reading? A:  As a mom, I read to my children every night. I started as soon as they learned any words. Even if they didn't fully grasp what was being told to them, it became a habit. Now, both of my children as adults have a love of books as well. **This post is part of a weekly book meme.

  ASIN: ‎  B08K942N84 Publisher: ‎  Amazon Original Stories (October 27, 2020) Kindle: ‎  4201 KB Print: ‎  29 pages AMAZON The emotional storms weathered by a mother and daughter yield a profound new understanding in a moving short story by the bestselling, award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists. When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she’s pregnant, he abandons her. But it’s Zikora’s demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again. Stunned by the speed with which her ideal life fell apart, she turns to reflecting on her mother’s painful past and struggle for dignity. Preparing for motherhood, Zikora begins to see more clearly what her own mother wants for her, for her new baby, and for herself. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Purple Hibiscus; Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Broadband Pri

Publisher: ‎  St. Martin's True Crime; Illustrated edition (Jan. 2 2007) Paperback: ‎  384 pages ISBN: ‎  978-0312941611 AMAZON Ashley Pond was only twelve years old when she vanished from a school bus stop in a town south of Portland, Oregon. As a shocked community came together and police began a frantic search, another tragedy was just about to take place. Miranda Gaddis was Ashley's best friend. Just two months after Ashley's disappearance, Miranda was on her way to school when she, too, was abducted. Nobody knew the scandalous, unspeakable secret that the two girls shared…except for one man who lived just one block away. The police and FBI managed to overlook the girls' neighbor whose daughter was a friend of Miranda and Ashley's―and who had a catalog of sexual-assault allegations behind him. Author Linda O'Neal was a private investigator intimately involved in this shocking case. Now, she and her co-authors―also participants in the case―tell the chilling s

ASIN: ‎  B08GC7MBRC Publisher: ‎  Amazon Original Stories (Oct. 6 2020) Kindle: ‎  6773 KB Print: ‎  15 pages AMAZON A totally relatable essay on showing up to adult life alone, by the singular (and single) writer, producer, and star of Late Night. In lieu of a perfect, hypothetical future husband, Mindy Kaling is thinking a lot about being single. Pros? She can marathon any Christine Baranski show she wants. Cons? Dealing with married couples and their condescension at cocktail parties. But until a gorgeous, morally flawless, preferably tall TV dad materializes in three dimensions, Mindy can cope with waiting it out (from the driver’s seat). From the acclaimed writer, actor, director, producer, and New York Times bestselling author comes Nothing Like I Imagined. In these essays, Mindy Kaling shares the latest chapters of a multitasking life in Hollywood. Read or listen to them in a single sitting. Either way, they’re pitch-perfect. Mindy Kaling is an actor, writer, producer, and direc

Welcome to week 542! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy weekend to you all!  I almost forgot to post!! Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . Here is my 56..   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  If you read a print book after readng a few ebooks, do you find yourself tapping the bottom of the page so it will turn? A:  LOL no, but I can see why someone might. **This post is part of a weekly book meme. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

  ASIN: ‎  B08GC174QC Publisher: ‎  Amazon Original Stories (October 6, 2020) Kindle: ‎  7529 KB Print: ‎  17 pages AMAZON After a friend real-talks Mindy into hiring a baby nurse, she finds the help she needs—and so much more—in this soulful essay by the acclaimed writer, actress, producer, and director. Becoming a new mother after losing her own, Mindy Kaling needs help—like someone to answer the questions What is a baby, and why don’t they have kneecaps? Enter Rose. The in-demand, dedicated baby nurse alleviates Mindy’s fears, from the minor to the profound. From the acclaimed writer, actor, director, producer, and New York Times bestselling author comes Nothing Like I Imagined. In these essays, Mindy Kaling shares the latest chapters of a multitasking life in Hollywood. Read or listen to them in a single sitting. Either way, they’re pitch-perfect. Mindy Kaling is an actor, writer, producer, and director, and the author of two New York Times bestselling memoirs. She is the creator a

Welcome to week 541! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . Here is my 56.. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Have you ever gotten a book signed by the author? A:  Many. Too many to name. Being a book blogger has it's perks. **This post is part of a weekly book meme. Compensation may be earned from the link within.