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• Top Ten Debut Authors

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is our top ten favorite debut authors. This was an easy one as I’ve read so many great debut novels in the last couple of year... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My October Reading Wrap-Up

  

  Happy November readers! In October, I began my final graduate class, on early literacy, one of my favorite subjects. November will be a busy, busy month, as... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

  

  Much as I love Isabel Allende, her books can be somewhat uneven, and this was not one of my favorites. Allende tells the story of Alma Belasco, a girl who... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

  

  I loved everything about this book. You’ve probably heard of Jenny Lawson by now, but if you haven’t, she writes a blog as The Blogess and a couple of years... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Slade House by David Mitchell

  

  David Mitchell is one of my favorite writers, and this book didn’t disappoint. If you’re looking for a creepy haunted house story, this one is eerie and at time... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

  

  Last year, when I read The Haunting of Hill House, a lot of readers said that We Have Always Lived in the Castle is their favorite Shirley Jackson novel. I can... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Bloggers: What Do You NOT Write About on Your Blog?

  

  We all have rules about how we blog, or at least guidelines. This month I’ve been thinking about what we don’t talk about on our blogs. Obviously, the scope of... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Time and Again by Jack Finney

  

  This novel was a gift from my mother, after we both read Stephen King’s 11/22/63. King said this was his favorite time travel novel, and that it inspired his... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Women’s Classic Literature Event

  

  In 2016, the Classics Club is hosting the Women’s Classic Literature Event. This year long event will have quarterly check-ins where we can share thoughts and... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spooky Halloween Reads: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

  

  Every year, the RIP challenge encourages bloggers to review Halloween-themed reads (paranormal, mystery, horror). This is my first review for RIP X. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Bad Reviewing Habits I’d Like to Quit

  

  This week’s top ten topic is about books, or bookish things, you want to quit. I don’t really have bad reading habits – I generally like what I read and how I... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My September Reading Wrap-Up

  

  It’s October, time for fall and pumpkins and Halloween. Personally I’m sad about packing up my sandals and waking up in the dark, but the seasons will change... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

  

  I liked this novel by Margaret Atwood, although I don’t think it’s one of her best. I had a hard time buying into the concept of the story, and she lost me a... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Fall TBR List: Brought to You by RIP X and Sci-Fi Month

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and The Bookish, is our Fall To-Be-Read (TBR) List. I thought about not doing a Fall TBR List because I’ve had... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Girl at War by Sara Novic

  

  Like The Unquiet Dead, it’s hard to adequately review a book about a really serious historical subject like the massacres in Croatia. But I’ll do my best. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• You’re Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day

  

  I loved this inside look at the life of Felicia Day. In one of the opening anecdotes in the book, Day is surreptitiously looking at the Build-a-Bear store, and... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• By the Book: If I Were Interviewed by the New York Times

  

  The New York Times Book Review does a weekly Q A with writers called By the Book, and last week author/actress/producer Mindy Kaling was interviewed. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

  

  Sometimes you read a book where you know you didn’t understand a lot of it – but you loved it anyway. That’s how I felt about A Tale for the Time Being. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

  

  This is a strange, complicated story, involving time and mind-reading and intricate clockwork. Pulley’s debut novel is artfully written and most importantly, th... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Month in Reading: August Wrap-Up

  

  For August, I’m thinking about the things I’ll miss most about summer, like reading in the sun, eating dinner and drinking wine on our deck, and working in my... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE