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The Book Stop
http://thebookstop.wordpress.com/
I review what I read and write about reading. Some favorite genres are literary fiction, historical fiction and mysteries, fantasy, science fiction, and children's and young adult. I love books that take place in other times and places, and books with strong, complex characters. I believe the best books can't be easily classified.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 872 )
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2020: My Year in Audiobooks
2020 was a good year for audiobooks, since mostly what I did was take long walks every day to get out of the house. Audiobooks were also a great distraction... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Books Released in 2020
These lists seem to come out earlier every year, but I guess that way people can add them to their wish lists and give them as gifts. Read more
Posted on 04 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
November Wrap-Up and Mini-Reviews
I spent a lot of time this month participating in Nonfiction November, so I thought instead of the usual monthly wrap-up I’d post some mini-reviews instead. Read more
Posted on 01 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November: Books I’ve Added to My To-Be-Read List
This week’s host for Nonfiction November is Katie @ Doing Dewey, and it’s about the nonfiction titles we’ve added to our TBR list this month. Below I’m... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
What I’m Thankful For
I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about the things I’m thankful for. I’ll be honest– I’m struggling to feel good about the world these days, as much a... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November: Reading About Race
This week’s Nonfiction November prompt is hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction: Week 3: (November 16-20) – Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November: Book Pairings
This week’s Nonfiction November prompt comes from Julie @ Julz Reads: This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
I love reading about Australia, ever since I traveled there in 2013. I was struck by the similarities in the history of Australia and the United States, though ... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November: My Year in Reading Nonfiction
This year I’m returning to Nonfiction November, one of my favorite blogging events. This event is hosted by Leann @ ShelfAware, Katie @ Doing Dewey, Julie @ Jul... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My October Reading Wrap-Up
October wasn’t a great blogging month for me, because there’s really only one thing that mattered this month — the election. I started volunteering with the... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: All Adults Here by Emma Straub
I really got into this book about three generations of a family in small-town Connecticut, though I felt let down by the ending, for reasons I’ll try to... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
If you’re like me, the first time you knew anything about the 1921 Tulsa race riots – or race massacre – was this summer, when Trump scheduled a rally in Tulsa... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
I liked everything about Harrow’s new novel, a story that blends the mythology of Grimm’s fairy tales with historical misogyny. The Eastwood sisters Beatrice,... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My September Reading Wrap-Up
September felt very, very long. I started a tough new job, spent the month alone while my husband visited his family in California, and worried about my niece... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The End of the Day by Bill Clegg
I loved Clegg’s first novel, Did You Ever Have a Family, so I was happy to receive an advance review copy of his second novel, The End of the Day. ... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Authors I’ve Discovered This Year
This post is about some of my favorite new-to-me authors in 2020 (so far). I focused more on fiction than nonfiction, with a couple of exceptions. I’ve read... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
I had mixed feelings about this book, which was on this year’s Women’s Prize longlist. I’m interested in stories about struggling relationships, so the idea of... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
I couldn’t be happier that Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet won this year’s Women’s Prize. I love O’Farrell but I worried that this book couldn’t live up to my... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
20 Books of Summer: My Reading Wrap-up
I’m always sad when summer ends, but this has been a really strange summer. 2020 can’t end soon enough for me. What a truly horrible week. On the personal... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but I ended up finding it both fascinating and moving. I knew it was about a true-life group of people in the... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE