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• Would You Like a Personalized Book Recommendation?

  

  For the holidays this year, I had a lot of fun choosing book gifts for various family members (and supporting indie bookstores in the process). Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Puma Years by Laura Coleman

  

  I loved this memoir about Coleman’s time working in a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia. It was completely different from anything I’ve read before, and I enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

  

  This is my second novel by Lisa See, and I felt they were similar in a lot of ways. Both Island of Sea Women and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane are... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Series I Started in 2021

  

  Every year I think I’m going to focus on the series I’m in the middle of, rather than starting up new ones. And every year that doesn’t happen. In 2021 I did... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

  

  George Eliot, a classic Victorian novelist, has created characters that are so distinct from other novels of the time. Published in 1860, this novel is set... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2022 Reading Resolutions and Challenges

  

  I’ve been focusing on the same few challenges for a few years now, and I decided to mix it up a bit this year, but with this caveat: I don’t want to add pressur... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2021: My Year in Reading Challenges

  

  On the last day of the year, I’m thinking about reading challenges and my reading this year. I haven’t decided what challenges I’ll do in 2022, whether I’ll... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Books I Read in 2021

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is our favorite books of 2021. Here is a list of my favorite books this year, broken down into si... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Debut and New-to-Me Authors in 2021

  

  I hope you had a very happy Christmas (if you celebrate it) and a safe and healthy holiday. In this post I’m talking about the best new authors I read this year. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2021 Books I’ve Added to My TBR

  

  ‘Tis the season for “best books of year” lists. One of my favorites is the New York Times 100 Notable Books, which I prefer because getting a list of 100 books... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

  

  This is a book I’ve been recommending lately, and it’s one you may not have heard of (I discovered it through Modern Mrs. Darcy’s summer reading list. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books on My Winter TBR List

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about our winter reading list. I’ve recently gone back to making quarterly TBR lists as a way... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer

  

  There was a lot of interest in this book from my Nonfiction November post about books on habits and productivity, and since I’m finding this book quite useful, ... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nonfiction November: Added to My TBR

  

  It’s the end of Nonfiction November, and Week 5, hosted by Jaymi at The OC Bookgirl, is about which books we’ve added to our TBR list. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My November Reading Wrap-Up

  

  It’s so strange that the year is nearly over, but I’ll be very happy to see the end of 2021. In November we lost our beloved cat Sammy to cancer, and it’s been... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nonfiction November: Stranger Than Fiction

  

  This week’s prompt asks about books that are “Stranger Than Fiction”, hosted by Christopher at Plucked from the Stacks. The books in this post aren’t... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading Around the World: Mini-Reviews of Three Apples Fell From the Sky, Burnt...

  

  I don’t always read as many books from other countries as I’d like, and I often find reading translated works challenging. This summer and fall I read quite a... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nonfiction November: Books on Habits and Productivity

  

  This week’s prompt, hosted by The Thousand Book Project, asks you to share books on a single topic that you recommend (“be the expert”) or to look for books on ... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: O Beautiful by Jung Yun

  

  O Beautiful is a story about America – a specific part of America, but it reflects attitudes and issues found nationwide. So it’s fitting that there’s a lot... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Garlic and Sapphires, the Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth...

  

  I’m reading Reichl’s life backwards. Last year I read the excellent Save Me the Plums, so this year I decided to go back to her previous book, about her work... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE