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• 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

• My February Reading Wrap-up

  

  Whew! February was a lot of work, but I’ve completed the first part of my study, which involved spending a lot of time in schools talking to parents. I... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Series on Sunday: Mini-Reviews

  

  Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith I approached this book with some trepidation, because the reviews said it was more gruesome than the other two (and I found... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

  

  I really liked this novel by Anders (novelist and editor of i09) because it mixes science fiction and fantasy, engaging the two in a sort of debate: which is... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Shore by Sara Taylor

  

  This book got a lot of love in 2015, so I expected to like it more than I did. Still, it’s a book that stays with you. The Shore tells the story of a family... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• When Life Gets Busy…

  

  For the next couple of months, you won’t see as many posts on this blog. I have two months to complete the research on my thesis and write my paper. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• After Dad: A Novel by Ralph Cohen

  

  After Dad is the story of a family coping with the death of their father. The story follows the years that go by after the father’s death, from the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Wrap-Up

  

  January started off a slow reading month, because I have a lot going on with work and school (and will for the next three months). But with a trip to... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The “Heal Your Headache” Diet: My Month 3 Update

  

  I’ve been on the Dr. Buchholz’ Migraine Diet for close to three months now. In short, it works – when I can stick to it, that is. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE