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• My Library Book Sale Finds

  

  I’ve been busier than usual lately, which is why you’re not seeing as many reviews. One reason is that I’ve been volunteering at my local library. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

  Rules of Civility is the debut novel of Amor Towles, also widely known for his book A Gentleman in Moscow. The novel is set in New York City, beginning in the... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Favorite Fantasy Novels Read in the Last Year

  

  This year I’m joining in the fun at Wyrd Wonder, a month long celebration of all things fantasy. Part of this event is that every Sunday, the hosts at... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

  

  This book combined a lot of things I love about Jasmine Guillory, and a few things I didn’t love so much. Isabelle is a likeable character, sympathetic and... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My April Reading Wrap-Up

  

  It’s May, and I’m enjoying the spring, though I’ve been impatient with the cold weather and I’m anxious to begin planting my garden. April was a mostly-good... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

  

  I’ve loved all of Kingfisher’s books, and this one didn’t disappoint. Her books always seem original, even when they are playing on well-worn tropes, as this on... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I’m Bad at Book Clubs

  

  Recently I discovered I no longer fit with the book club I’ve been in for 2-3 years. I love the theme of the book club, which is reading books by women around... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

  

  Stuart has written a second pull-your-heart-out-and-stomp-all-over-it book, one that did not disappoint for a minute, even considering how much I loved Shuggie... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Quiet by Susan Cain

  

  I’ve been interested in this book about introverts for a long time. Cain’s premise is that U.S. culture, from workplace to politics, prizes the qualities of... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Haven’t Read Yet But Want To

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is about authors I haven’t read yet but want to. In fiction, here are some of the authors o... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

  

  I loved Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad, although now, nearly 12 years later, I didn’t remember much about the book. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Deadly Fortune and The Unquiet Dead by Stacie Murphy

  

  I was offered a review copy of Stacie Murphy’s new novel, The Unquiet Dead, a historical mystery set in 1893. Since it was a sequel, I decided to read A Deadly... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My March Reading Wrap-up

  

  Hello readers! March was a blustery month, with snow and storms and plant-killing temperatures (I know better than to plant this early, I got impatient). Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Laundry Love by Patric Richardson and Karin Miller

  

  This will seem an odd choice to some readers – read about doing laundry? I’d heard rave reviews of this book, especially from Modern Mrs. Darcy, so I picked it... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

  

  This is the kind of historical novel I love – it’s a decades-spanning family saga that builds on the author’s own family history. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Book Club Survey

  

  I don’t do a lot of “book tag” posts, but the book club in my office sent around this survey to identify future books, and I’m shamelessly lifting it. There’s n... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

  

  I expected to love this book, because I loved Fowler’s previous novel, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, and this is historical fiction about a critical... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Women’s Prize 2022 Longlist Announced

  

  The Women’s Prize is my favorite literary award. I’ve discovered so many wonderful authors just by reading from their longlist each year, and I always enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Novels Set in Small Towns

  

  Reading The Suite Spot reminded me how much I like stories about small towns. I’ve never lived in one myself, and I’ve always imagined I’d find them... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Suite Spot by Trish Doller

  

  I liked this novel, but I didn’t love it. Rachel is a manager at a large luxury hotel in Fort Lauderdale, when she loses her job after she’s sexually assaulted... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE