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• 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

• My February Reading Wrap-up

  

  I read a LOT in February, considering it’s a short month, although three of these books were novella length and many were comfort reads. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Come As You Are by Jennifer Haupt

  

  When asked if I’d be interested in reviewing this book, I was excited by the idea of a novel set in early 90s Seattle music scene. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Mala’s Cat by Mala Kacenberg

  

  In some ways, every Holocaust story is like every other: the horrors endured, the unbelievable cruelty, watching family members die, and having to make... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Personalized Book Recommendations: Two Recent Requests

  

  Recently, I posted about making personalized book recommendations. You can find a form here if you’d like to ask for something – just tell me something about th... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ten Great Books I Didn’t Review

  

  This week’s Top Ten topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is about books that were just too good to review. About a year and a half ago, I posted about... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

  

  I picked this book up from NetGalley because I thought it would be fun to try out some new romances, and I liked the title and especially the cover. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo

  

  Mediocre is a book about racism and sexism in America, and like Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race, it’s written in an accessible, personal manner. This one... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

  

  Before the Ever After is a beautifully written middle-grade novel about a 12-year-old boy whose father, a professional football player, is suffering from CTE. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Wrap-up

  

  Welcome to the first wrap-up of 2022! It’s been a pretty good month, though I’m getting tired of the cold and I know a lot of people who dealt with Covid this... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy

  

  I picked up this book on NetGalley as a way to lighten my reading and find some new romance authors. I didn’t know anything about the book or the author, but I... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE