Woman's World August 29, 2022

SEPTEMBER 1–30 READ A NEW BOOK MONTH Find new favorites! More than a million books are published a year, so how can you pick one you’re sure to love? Book blogger Jamie Bennett of PerpetualPageTurner.com has surprisingly easy advice: Start with Google. “When I’m in the mood for something similar to a specific book, I search ‘Books like [book title].’ You’ll find wonderfully curated lists as a good jumpingoff point!” Also smart: Join Facebook groups like Friends and Fiction, and be open-minded: “Sometimes you’ll find a book you wouldn’t have picked up that ends up being a favorite!” RIDDLE OF THE WEEK Staying true… I can be broken, even if you never pick me up or touch me. What am I? Answer: A promise FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 WORLD COCONUT DAY Tropical yum! Treat loved ones—and yourself!—to a delicious, made-from-a-box-easy…

FOOD NETWORK Cook up some fun with Guy Fieri’s new show! Put a game show and a food competition into a blender and what do you get? Guy’s Ultimate Game Night! Host and chef Guy Fieri invites Hollywood celebrities and their closest friends and family to join him in the “Flavortown Lounge” for an evening of fun and off-the-hook food-related games and trivia, including “The Guy-Q Test” and “Charade the Pantry,” as well as hands-on challenges like “Blind Baker” and “Omelette Offs.” Guests must stay on their toes as they battle for prizes for charity. See it August 31. PEACOCK Laugh at the antics of Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul! Tickle your funny bone with this “mockumentary” about Trinitie Childs, the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch. Together with her husband, Pastor…

• Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, starring Patrick Swayze, who did all of his own stunts in the film. • Caleb Bradham invented the soft drink he called “Brad’s Drink” and later renamed it Pepsi-Cola in 1898. • A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science-fiction films, was released in France in 1902. • “Real Love” by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers was a hit upon its release in 1985, and became their second chart-topper as a duet. • The Beetle Bailey comic strip debuted in 1950. The army-based strip struck a chord with readers in the post-war years.…

Fiction MAGICAL REALISM Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim Brimming with hope, heart and charm, this sweet novel has it all! Sophie Go is a newly minted professional matchmaker who just returned to her hometown of Toronto. But soon, her truth is revealed—she never graduated from matchmaking school. In search of clients, she stumbles upon a club of elderly men in her building who never found love. They hire her, and now Sophie must deliver. Will love win? WOMEN’S FICTION Sister Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby This emotional, enthralling story follows lifelong friends—Serena, who is still single; Michelle, who is engaged; Kenya, whose husband’s exwife won’t let them live in peace; and Lynette, who is dating again after a divorce. While all four women are facing very different stages of life and relationships, their true…

Nora Spencer looked around at her newly tiled bathroom and smiled at the amazing work…all done with her own hands. I knew I could do it! the North Carolina denizen thought, feeling deeply gratified. After all, since she and her husband had purchased their home, a foreclosure in need of some TLC, Nora had realized just how expensive contractors were—and sometimes, just how little one often got for their money. Working for Lowe’s in human resources, she had decided to use her company discount on tools and went on a mission to learn how to DIY her home, shadowing a contractor and even watching videos on YouTube about tool usage, learning how to frame walls, run wiring and even do some plumbing. It’s so empowering to be able to do this myself and…

1 Visit a tool library! Instead of spending money on tools for your projects, opt to borrow them from a tool library. Just go to LocalTools.org to see a map of all the libraries available to borrow from, zoom into your area to locate the nearest one and click “Sign up” to start borrowing. 2 Watch these videos! YouTube has a plethora of simple how-to videos to teach viewers to use tools and do DIY projects—for free! Simply go to YouTube.com and search for a tutorial. For example, type “How to replace tile flooring” into the search bar. Then click on a video for beginners and follow along. 3 Take a virtual class! The Home Depot offers free interactive livestream workshops, where experts provide step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects. Visit HomeDepot.com/Workshops to register.…