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• Review: Real Life by Brandon Taylor

  

  I loved this book, from beginning to end — and it’s a book that stayed with me long after I put it down. In fact I recently re-read the last chapter, just to... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How I’m Tracking My Reading in 2021

  

  I’ve been using Goodreads to track my reading since I started blogging in 2010.  I track what I’m currently reading, when I start and when I finish a book, and ... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My March Reading Wrap-Up

  

  March was a busy month, between increases in responsibility at work, celebrating my husband’s birthday, and planning for life post-vaccination. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

  I really enjoyed this story about a week in the life of a young woman in Northern Ireland.  Majella is in her mid-twenties and lives with her mother in the... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading the Women’s Prize Longlist

  

  I always look forward to the release of the Women’s Prize longlist, because I get to cheer for the authors I’ve already read, and discover a bunch of new ones. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

  Angeline Boulley is a former co-worker of mine, and though I don’t know her well, I was excited for her first novel to come out, and even more excited to receiv... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spring Cleaning: Should I Take These Books Off My TBR List?

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is a “Spring Cleaning Freebie” which seemed like a good opportunity to clean my TBR list a bit. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

  As I began reading Eve Brown, I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to like it as much as Hibbert’s previous two books, which I loved so much I read twice (rare for... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

  I was excited to receive an advanced review copy of Imbolo Mbue’s newest novel, because I loved her debut novel, Behold the Dreamers.  This novel is very... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My February Reading Wrap-Up

  

  February was a difficult month.  Our beloved cat Harley got sick, spent a whole day in an animal hospital, and never fully recovered.  She was 18 so this was... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

  This book was recommended to me last year, when I raved about Code Name Helene, a fictionalized story about a real-life World War II hero, Nancy Wake. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Goodbye, Harleycat

  

  This week, we had to say goodbye to our beloved cat, Harley. She lived a good life, and she was part of our family for more than 17 years. She was my first... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

  You’ll have heard of this book because of the awards it won in 2020, including the Booker Prize.  This story of a young boy growing up with an alcoholic mother... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright

  Your first reaction to reading a book about the history of infectious diseases might be “why would I want to read that right now?” But this book was fascinating. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Favorite Books Written Before I Was Born

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about our favorite books written before we were born. I haven’t written about my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Wrap-Up

  January was certainly an eventful month.  We went from deeply disturbing to inspiring, and now I’m hopeful we can settle into something that feels a little... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

  I had mixed feelings about this book, which generated a lot of buzz when it came out, but I continue to think about it. It’s an unusual blend of character-drive... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill

  This is my second book by O’Neill, and while it wasn’t nearly as powerful as Asking for It, it still kept me thinking well after I put it down. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Inauguration Day, 2021

  I moved to Washington, DC in September 1996.  I’ll never forget the first time I visited, and how excited and awed I was by the city. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Dear Miss Kopp by Amy Stewart

  Dear Miss Kopp is the sixth book in the Kopp Sisters series by Amy Stewart, and I was thrilled to receive an advanced review copy from NetGalley. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE