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• Thanksgiving by Mary R. Arno

  

  Thanksgiving is a short but compelling read about the lives of three women growing up in the New Orleans area. Ultimately I wish Mary Arno had focused on fewer... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  On this Thanksgiving day, I want to say thank you to my readers for five years of The Book Stop. This blog means a lot to me: it’s my creative outlet, my... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books of 2015: Which Ones Were Worth the Read?

  

  Happy Thanksgiving! It’s gift-giving season, so I’m thinking about the books I want to put on my wish list. In November I saw a number of best of 2015 lists, an... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt

  

  I enjoyed this book more than I expected to, mainly because of deWitt’s style of narration and dialogue. It’s a strange book and nearly impossible to categorize... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Healing My Headaches: Following a No-Migraine Diet

  

  Two weeks ago I decided I’d had enough of my life being controlled by migraines. I’d reached a point where I was spending most weekends either dopey from drugs... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

  

  This is Kaling’s second book, after Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And while I enjoyed the first one, this is a much better book. Kaling gives you a very... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Secret River by Kate Grenville

  

  This book brought back lots of memories of my trip a few years ago to Australia. We learned a lot about the aboriginal population and how they suffered when... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

  

  I had heard this wasn’t Kingsolver’s best book, and I’d tried starting it a few times and it didn’t really grab my attention. I went back to it last month and... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weighing Shadows by Lisa Goldstein

  

  This is a book with an interesting concept but there were a few things that didn’t work for me at all. Ann Decker is working in a tech store when she’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 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