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• 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

• The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips

  

  This will be a short review since I’ve already let too much time go by between reading the book and writing the review. And also, it’s a short book. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

  

  Thank you, Kate Atkinson, for this fantastic book. I’ve been a fan of Atkinson for years, but while I could appreciate Life After Life, the multiple-life plot... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading the Bailey’s Prize Nominees

  

  The Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction is an award given by the UK to the best novel each year written by a woman. Authors may come from any country. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg

  

  I expected lots of melodrama and tear-jerkery from this story about a woman who loses her entire family overnight in a house fire — the night before a wedding,... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Series on Sunday: Space Operas

  

  The husband and I read and watch a lot of science fiction, and it’s a genre I’ve really warmed to. But I have to admit, I tend to like the “softer” science... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Letters for Scarlet by Julie C. Gardner

  

  Letters for Scarlet is a modern-day novel about two friends in their late twenties who haven’t spoken to each other since high school. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My March Reading Wrap-Up

  

  I won’t be sorry to see March go! I’m tired of spending weekends battling my unfinished paper and my flagging motivation. But I picked up my cap and gown and I’... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Lady in the Smoke by Karen Odden

  

  Readers of Anne Perry will enjoy this mystery set in Victorian England. It’s a mystery that concentrates more on social and historical issues of the time, in... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

  

  I wanted to love this book by the author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand. I didn’t love it, a problem I’m having with a lot of books this year. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Dutch Girl by Donna Thorland

  

  If you’re looking for really good historical fiction with a touch of romance, I highly recommend Donna Thorland, who writes about the American Revolution. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books on My Spring TBR List

  

  Since I’m working on my thesis, I’ve given up on TBRs and challenges for the time being. So my spring TBR is an informal one. Basically, these are books that ar... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg

  

  This was a strange book; I was fascinated with the story and loved Mazie’s unique voice. But by the end I wasn’t quite in love with it. Mazie is based on a... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE