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• Literary Links: Books in the News

  

  March was a big month for literary award nominations! The Bailey’s Prize longlist honors the best novel written by a woman in English. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Riven by Belinda Crawford

  

  I received a copy of Riven from author Belinda Crawford. Last year I reviewed Hero, the first in the series, and loved it. I didn’t enjoy Riven quite as much,... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books on My Spring TBR List

  

  This week’s Top Ten topic, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is books on my spring To Be Read list. Right now this list is about a mile long, and I’m in the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• News of the World by Paulette Jiles

  

  I loved everything about this book, from its understated tone to its slowly developing relationship between a retired Civil War Captain and a young girl who... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting by Justine Prado and Jenn St-Onge

  

  I’ve looked at graphic novels before, but never really sat down and read one. I haven’t been too interested, because it’s a very different way of reading. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

  

  This is a beautifully written book. Woodson is known for writing award-winning children’s books; this is her first adult novel in twenty years and was a finalis... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My February Reading Wrap-Up

  

  For a short month, February seemed to move really slowly. I’m feeling very conflicted these days; life is going well, but at the same time our country seems to... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books in the News: a Monthly Round-up

  I’ve been wanting to create a monthly post that shares interesting articles around the internet on books and reading. Here are my February picks: In honor of... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ten Books That Disappointed

  

  Today’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is about books that we liked more or less than we expected to. It’s always easier to write about... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Wangs Vs. the World by Jade Chang

  

  I’ve seen mixed reviews of this book, but I really liked it. Chang gives us a screwed-up family on a road trip, but she makes their story sympathetic, clever an... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

  

  I found this to be a thoughtful and entertaining take on the time travel story. Time travel stories have plenty of tropes, and it seems like most of it’s been... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Books That Shape Us

  

  Cathy from 746 Books has started a series called The Books that Built the Blogger, and the idea is to talk about the books that have most influenced you. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

  

  I was really saddened by Carrie Fisher’s death last month. It was so sudden, and she was only 60. And we had just seen her in Rogue One and Star Wars: A New... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

  

  I read Little Women for Roof Beam Reader’s Classics Book A Month club. Adam has posted some great discussion questions, which I’ll respond to in this (rather... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Wrap-up

  

  January was a tough month for a lot of us! I want to keep this blog somewhat politics-free, but I will say this month was scary and emotionally exhausting. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

  

  I really liked this book. I loved Where’d You Go Bernadette, and I knew a lot of people were disappointed by Semple’s new book. So I was a little afraid to... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

  

  I love how different Emma Donoghue’s books are. This one takes us to Ireland just after the Crimean War in the 1850’s. Lib Wright is a widow who became a nurse... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Events at My Local Bookstore: Bring Your Own Book Night

  

  One of my resolutions this year was to take the blog into the real world a bit more, by attending some bookish events and getting more involved in my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

  

  This was my first introduction to Ann Patchett; I think I started Bel Canto some years ago and didn’t get very far, which is probably not the fault of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten 2016 Releases I’ll Read in 2017

  

  Today’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is the Top Ten 2016 releases I wanted to read but didn’t get to. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE