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• Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Facts About Me

  

  Today’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is ten facts about me. I so rarely get to write about myself on this blog. So, here are a few... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Summer Releases: What Should I Read?

  

  For me, traveling requires a lot of preparation: closet-cleaning, shopping, list-making, and of course, stocking up on books to read. I often think about what... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Big Sheep by Robert Kroese

  

  I love the combination of science fiction and mystery, and Robert Kroese’s The Big Sheep is a perfect example of a science fiction detective story, with humor t... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My June Reading Wrap-Up

  

  So much good reading this month! June was super busy, although you wouldn’t know it from my reading list. I spent three days at education conferences in... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• League of Dragons by Naomi Novik

  

  My husband and I disagree about Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series. He wanted to like them but didn’t find that the alternative history and military strategy... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Eventide by Kent Haruf

  

  I loved Plainsong so I’ve been saving up Eventide; I don’t want to rush through Haruf’s books too quickly. In the end I didn’t enjoy Eventide as much as... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hero by Belinda Crawford

  

  I really enjoyed this book, a young adult science fiction novel which is the first book in the Hero Rebellion series by Australian author Belinda Crawford. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Summer Book Releases

  

  Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today’s topic is top ten new releases coming up this year. Here are some of the releases I’m looking... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer

  

  This summer, I have a lot of travel planned, which means long flights and a lot of reading time. I want to make the most of my reading but still keep it fun. 74... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading the Bailey’s Prize: Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett

  

  I heard great things about this book, and unfortunately I felt mixed about it. On the positive side, it’s an interesting historical look at the turn of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• May Reading Wrap-Up

  

  May was the month I got back to some serious reading and blogging. It was cold and rainy here, and by cold I mean I was still wearing tights, sweaters, and a... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading the Bailey’s Prize: Pleasantville by Attica Locke

  Pleasantville is part of a series about a Texas lawyer named Jay Porter. I try never to come into a series in the middle, but this book was on the Bailey’s Priz... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading the Bailey’s Prize: The Portable Veblen

  

  The Portable Veblen is my favorite book of the year, so far, and easily my favorite among the Bailey’s Prize nominees I’ve read. I was worried going in that thi... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Company Town by Madeline Ashby

  

  If you’re looking for a science fiction/dystopian/mystery/thriller with a strong female lead, I recommend Company Town. I can’t say this is a perfect book. It... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Putting More Time into My Blog

  

  As you’ve heard (just a few times), I’ve struggled this spring to keep up with the blog and finish my degree. The blog has been on the back-burner, so I’m way... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Road Ends by Mary Lawson

  

  Mary Lawson is a writer most of you haven’t read, but you should. Her books are wonderful. She writes about families, small towns, and the powerful force of... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books Mid-Week Update

  

  As it turns out, this hasn’t been the best week for a read-a-thon, but at least my commute gives me a lot of reading time. (And I finally turned in my thesis! Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bout of Books and Getting Back to the Blog

  

  I’m almost done (!) with grad school and I’ve been thinking a lot about getting back to my blog. It may seem like I haven’t been away, but I know I have. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My April Reading Wrap-Up

  April’s over and I’m in the home stretch of finishing my thesis. I thought it would be turned in by now, but I had some delays in the revision process and more... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dragonfly in Amber and Outlander, Season Two

  

  I’ve been binge-reading Book 2 of the Outlander series, Dragonfly in Amber, and also watching the show. This picture is what my book looks like, which I bought... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE