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• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

  

  If you’ve finished the Lady Julia Grey series, you’ll be excited about this new series by Deanna Raybourn. Raybourn seems to have started three other series in... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Following Up with Authors I’ve Reviewed

  

  For the fifth anniversary of The Book Stop, I wanted to follow up with some of the authors who asked me to review their books. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Constable’s Tale by Donald Smith

  

  If you’re interested in historical fiction set in Colonial America, this was a great read. It blends history, mystery, and interesting characters. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Top Ten “Auto-Buy” Authors: Literary Fiction

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is about authors you always buy when they release a new book. I can’t say I really auto-buy... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Too Much to Read… When Reading Starts to Feel Like a Chore

  In my five years of blogging, writing blog posts and book reviews have only made me like reading more. But I hear a lot about bloggers who get burned out on... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fall Releases I’m Excited About

  

  It seems like all of my favorite authors are coming out with something new this fall. I have review copies of the new books by Atwood, Mitchell, and Allende fro... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

  

  It was really interesting to read The House of Mirth so soon after The Portrait of a Lady. A number of readers said they preferred The House of Mirth, and I... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My July Wrap-Up

  

  With the end of July I start to feel a little sad about summer ending next month. But there’s vacation to look forward to, and the end of my summer school class... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Harper Lee and Dr. Seuss: Should These Books Have Been Published?

  

  The more I learn about the publication of the new Harper Lee novel, Go Set a Watchman, the more bothered I am. Not because Atticus Finch might be less of a... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Us by David Nicholls

  

  Just as with One Day, Nicholls surprised me. This book was so much more than I expected, even though Nicholls tells you in the first couple of pages exactly wha... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Series on Sunday: Mini-Reviews

  

  Since my last Series on Sunday I’ve read these series books: The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross Nice Dragons Finish Last by... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

  

  The Interestings is about a group of friends who meet as teenagers at a summer camp for the arts. Julie is an insecure 14-year-old sent to camp on scholarship,... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Redeployment by Phil Klay

  

  This book was one of my favorite reads this year. It’s a difficult subject to read about. But it’s very worth the effort. Redeployment was written by Phil Klay... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Back from Quebec: My Summer Vacation

  

  For some reason I always get “bloggers’ block” when I get home from a vacation. Why is that? I have no idea. I’m great about setting up posts while I’m away, an... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy July 4th! My June Wrap-Up

  Happy July 4th weekend! June’s end marks two things: the beginning of summer school and my trip to Montreal with my sister and family. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books I’ve Read This Year

  

  Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is the top ten books we’ve read so far this year. There were plenty of books I wanted... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Following Up with Authors I’ve Reviewed, Part I

  

  For the fifth anniversary of The Book Stop, I wanted to follow up with some of the authors who asked me to review their books. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

  

  I’ve been struggling to write a review of this book. I loved it but also found it maddening. It’s this big, complicated, meandering story, but it all comes... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Series on Sunday: Mini-reviews of Series Books

  

  Trying something new this month! I rarely review series books, unless it’s the first in a series. So I thought I’d do a set of mini-reviews instead. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books on My Summer TBR List

  

  This summer, YOU picked my summer reads! Well, sort of. Recently, I listed a bunch of choices and here’s what readers recommended most. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE