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• 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

• Review: Writers and Lovers by Lily King

  I didn’t expect to like this book. In fact, I started it as an audiobook and found it meandering and a little pretentious. I don’t love the idea of a novel abou... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ten Books I Loved That I Didn’t Review

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is ten books I loved that I haven’t reviewed. I don’t review nearly as many books as I read, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon

  This was a fantastic historical novel about World War II that is even greater because it is nearly all true.  Author Lawhon gives us the story of real-life... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My July Reading Wrap-Up

  

  July felt like a long month. There are a lot of things happening in this country that quite frankly terrify me. Among other things, I’m furious about the way... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

  If you’re trying to avoid thinking about the pandemic, this will NOT be the book for you. Otherwise, it’s another fantastic novel from Emma Donoghue, author of... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Modern Mrs. Darcy’s 2020 Summer Reading Guide

  

  I’m a big fan of Modern Mrs. Darcy’s podcast, What Should I Read Next? so I signed up to receive her summer reading guide as well (to get the guide, you will... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Year of Reading Romance

  

  Romance novels are my comfort reads. Typically, I don’t read many of them. While fun to read, they rarely stick with me. A lot of romances follow predictable... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

  To date, David Mitchell hasn’t written a book I didn’t like, and this one is no exception. In fact, it will be one of my favorites because of its subject matter. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ten Authors I’ve Read the Most

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, gives me a chance to talk about my favorite authors. When I thought about which authors I’v... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

  This is a debut novel that’s received quite a bit of praise, but it was not quite as good as I hoped it would be.  Author Phillips is an American who decided... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer: My June Reading Wrap-up

  

  I always read a lot in summer, because I like to sit outside and read, even in the heat, and thanks to audiobooks I can read while I garden. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE