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• Goodreads Was Wrong: A Book Tag

  

  I love this idea for a book tag, which I found on Zezee with Books (she says it was created by booktuber GabsAboutBooks). It appeals to my love of data and for... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My 15 Books of Summer

  

  This year, for 20 Books of Summer, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books, I decided to make a list of 25 books but only commit to reading AND reviewing 15. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My August Reading Wrap-Up

  August was a busy month! Mr. CG and I went to Asheville, NC for a weekend. We saw the historic Grove Park Inn, the Biltmore estate, a Chihuly exhibit (I love hi... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ozathon 2024: The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum

  

  The Scarecrow of Oz is book 9 in the Oz series, and I enjoyed it quite a bit more than Tik Tok of Oz, which I liked as a child but as an adult felt like a rehas... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reread/Review: Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

  

  I first read Tales of the City in college in the early 90’s. I worked in a bookstore and I knew which books people came in asking for the most, and this was... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

  

  I don’t often do a lot of highlighting (electronically) when I’m reading, but this was that rare book where I found myself marking numerous passages. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spell the Month in Books: August

  

  Spell the Month in Books is hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks. This month’s theme is water, which turned out to be pretty easy (I wrote about books... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

  

  This was a strange but fun novel about an undead assassin named Eveen, who is a member of the Dead Cat Tail Assassins, a group of people who have contracted... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books Featuring Travel

  This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is books that feature travel. I love to travel, so I found a lot of good books for... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

  

  I loved Lawhon’s Code Name Helene, so I hoped this book would live up to my expectations – and it did. There were many similarities in the style of writing,... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

  

  This is a book for anyone looking for fun, escapist fiction this summer. It’s about a road trip across New Mexico, when Francie flies in to Albuquerque to atten... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My July Reading Wrap-Up

  July was a quiet month, with no travel, and the heat kept me indoors more than usual. Normally I can be outside for any amount of time in the summer, and I... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spell the Month in Books: July

  

  July’s theme for Spell the Month in Books, hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks is Stars/Sky, in honor of summer skies and the July 4th holiday. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ozathon 2024: Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum

  

  This book, the eighth in the Oz series, is the third to portray the residents of Oz taking on the Nome King (Ozma of Oz and The Emerald City of Oz are the... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Gravity Lost by L. M. Sagas

  

  Happily, I found Gravity Lost as satisfying a read as the first book in the series, Cascade Failure. I often like first books in series more than the others... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Debut Novels I’ve Read Recently

  

  This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is favorite debut novels. I interpret this as the first time a writer has published a... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

  

  I read this book because it was on the Women’s Prize Longlist this year, and it was fantastic. It’s a story about a troubled family of Irish immigrants living i... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Compiled by the New York Times

  

  I work with a lot of avid readers, so our virtual workplace was buzzing about the picks from the New York Times list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Repacking for Greece by Sally Jane Smith

  In Unpacking for Greece, Sally Jane Smith wrote about how she rediscovered her love of travel after a terrible accident in Sri Lanka, when she followed her... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My 2024 Mid-Year Book Tag

  

  This “Mid-Year Freak Out Tag” was created by Early Grey Books on YouTube, and I picked up this idea from Keeper of the Wood Between Worlds and Bookwyrm Knits. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE