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• Review: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

  This book about a series of murders on the Osage reservation in the 1920’s was incredibly powerful.  At first you may wonder why this particular murder of a... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Read Harder 2018: Help Me Finish This Year’s Challenge

  So far I’ve read 13 out of the 24 Read Harder 2018 Challenge.  It’s my first time doing this challenge and I’m really enjoying it.  But it’s the categories I... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Code Girls by Liza Mundy

  I recommend this book to anyone interested in World War II history and the role women played in it.  I had no idea of the sheer numbers of women in the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht

  I really liked this book about a CIA agent in 1960’s Argentina.  The book checked a lot of boxes for me: historical fiction, set in a foreign country (one I hop... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Mini-Reviews: All Systems Red, Ms. Marvel, and...

  

  Instead of reading the series I’m already into, I started three more series last month.  All worth checking out, but at the top of my list goes this novella: Al... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My May Reading Wrap-Up

  

  May was a really busy month, with a trip to Northern California and another to nearby Williamsburg and Virginia Beach.  Both trips were revitalizing – in... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi

  I expected a book about Padma Lakshmi to be fascinating, and it was.  She’s interesting to me for a few reasons.  She hosts one of my favorite series, Top... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer: My TBR List

  

  For the last few years, Cathy at 746 Books has hosted the 20 Books of Summer challenge.  You make a list of 20 books and try to read them between June 1 and... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

  I’ve been putting off writing a review of Just Mercy, because it  felt so important I didn’t think I’d do it justice.  There are very few books that I wish... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Feeling Slumpish…

  I’ve been distracted lately.  Instead of writing reviews, I sit down at my computer and read The Mary Sue, or update my Goodreads lists, or obsessively check... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of After Atlas by Emma Newman

  I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while now, because I love the science fiction/detective genre, which combines two of my favorite kinds of stories. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of Miss Ex-Yugoslavia by Sofija Stefanovic

  This book wasn’t what I expected but I appreciated Stefanovic’s unique perspective.  I especially liked that this book gave me a much better understanding of... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My April Reading Wrap-Up

  

  April was a good reading month, and otherwise uneventful, unless you count our cat having to go to the vet twice and being put on blood pressure medication... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry

  Anne Perry is my favorite historical mystery writer, because she writes with a lot of detail, creates interesting characters, and her books raise difficult... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2018 Reading Challenges: a First Quarter Progress Check

  

  With 2018 just over a quarter of the way through, I’ve decided to write about progress on my (too) many reading challenges. One of my favorite challenges this... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

  I enjoyed this book more than I expected to, mainly because the stories are a surprising combination of everyday life, tragedy, and humor. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Mini-Reviews: Two Nebula Nominees

  

  Today’s reviews are about two books on the Nebula Award finalist list. The Nebula Awards recognize the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in th... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Adventures in Book Clubbing

  

  I decided in the beginning of the year to look for a book club, as a way to meet new people and talk to people in person about books. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of The Vain Conversation by Anthony Grooms

  This was a very intense read, and a thoughtful one.  Grooms takes us into the minds of three characters who are involved in a mass lynching in Georgia in 1946... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My March Reading Wrap-Up

  I read a lot in March, although some of that was for work (I’ve counted the books here because they were interesting, and I’ll write about them soon).  Also,... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE