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• My March Reading Wrap-up

  

  How is everyone? This was a strange and terrifying month, one that seems to have lasted forever.  Which is scary in itself, because we have at least a couple... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Herd by Andrea Bartz

  As mystery/thrillers go, The Herd has an interesting premise.  Eleanor is a beautiful and successful woman who created The Herd, which is a woman-only... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Reads of 2020, So Far

  

  We’re a quarter of the way into the year — does anyone else feel like March has gone on forever?  I’ve been having trouble coming up with meaningful things to... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Staying In, Week One

  I started teleworking last Friday, and like many of you I’ll be home for the foreseeable future.  I’m bouncing back and forth between serious anxiety about the... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ditching the TBR List: How We Choose What We Read

  Most people, outside of school or work, read what they want, when they want.  But book bloggers spend a lot of time thinking about what they’re going to read –... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Looking Forward to the 2020 Women’s Prize Longlist

  

  My favorite book list of the year is The Women’s Prize longlist, which will be announced March 3.  These are sixteen novels that are in the running to win the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My February Reading Wrap-Up

  

  Happy Leap Day everyone!  Right now our house feels like a construction zone because we’re renovating our bathroom.  It’s messy and disruptive, and our cats... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

  I found this a really interesting read about what it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant in Australia. Adiga tells the story through the eyes of Danny, who... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Know My Name by Chanel Miller

  This is a book I think most of us should read, though it’s definitely not an easy read. In 2015, Chanel Miller went to a party at Stanford. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Popular by Maya Van Wagenen

  

  I’ve been recommending this book a lot lately, especially to my friends with daughters.  There aren’t that many books out there that feel fresh and original, an... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Pride by Ibi Zoboi

  I have a list of recent Austen adaptations I want to read, like Ayesha at Last, Unmarriageable, and Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Wrap-Up

  

  I read so many wonderful books in January.  I started out the month determined to just relax and read whatever came my way, rather than trying to plan things ou... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

  

  Regardless of whether you like Star Trek, whether you’re Japanese, or whether you read graphic novels, you should pick up this book. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck

  I read this for my book club, and it was a difficult read but it turned out to be a fascinating one.  I probably wouldn’t have finished it if not for the book... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Some Recommendations for Read Harder 2020

  

  I haven’t made much progress yet on this year’s Read Harder Challenge, but I’ve read quite a few books in other years that meet the categories. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

  I wasn’t expecting this book to suck me in as much as it did.  The office rom-com isn’t my usual type of book, but I was feeling the need for something lighter. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading Challenges in 2020

  I had to think this year about how many challenges to take on.  Too many and you make reading too stressful.  And yet there are so many I’d like to participate... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Books Read in 2019

  

  Happy New Year!  The topic for today’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is the best books read in 2019.  I’ve broken mine down by a few... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2019: My Year in Reading and Blogging

  Here’s a quick summary of what I read this year: All books: 122 Reviewed: 37 ARC/Review Requests: 9 2019 releases: 30 Author of color: 51 Nonfiction: 19... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books on 2019 Best Book Lists

  

  As a lead-up to my post on my favorite books of the year (coming Tuesday), I thought I’d write about the books I read this year that can be seen most often on... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE