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• It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? My January Wrap-Up

  

  It’s Monday is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s Monday, and I’m back from a nice long trip to California with sunny weather and lots of wine drinking! Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  

  I can’t say enough good things about this book. It really made me think about what it means to be an immigrant in this country, and what it means to be an... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Humans by Matt Haig

  

  I’m afraid this was a book I wanted to love but didn’t. Like A.J. Fikry, it comes highly recommended from bloggers I respect. It fell flat for me. My first big... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham

  

  I enjoyed the first Veronica Mars novel more than I expected to, and this was also true of Mr. Kiss and Tell. Once again, Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham have... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Bonne Femme Cookbook by Wini Moranville

  

  I don’t usually write cookbook reviews, because I’m not much of a cook. But I’ve recommended this cookbook to so many people in the last year, I wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten 2014 Releases I Didn’t Get To

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is the top ten 2014 releases I meant to read but didn’t get to. There were a lot — I really... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bloggers, How Do You Use Twitter?

  

  I don’t have a lot of blogging resolutions for 2015, other than maintaining my reviews, not taking too many review requests, and keeping up with posting... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

  

  It’s always hard to review a classic, and especially a Thomas Hardy novel, since he’s one of my favorites. First, some background: It was published in 1874,... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Settling Earth: Short Stories by Rebecca Burns

  

  Last year I read Rebecca Burns’ collection of short stories, Catching the Barramundi, and I was so wowed by it I was happy to receive her latest work for review. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

  

  I can see why this book shows up on so many best-of-2014 book lists. What I liked most about it is that it’s a post-apocalypse story about people that seem... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ready for 2015: Reading Challenges

  

  Happy New Year! Last night the husband and I stayed in, cooked a nice dinner, drank a “special occasion” bottle of wine. A pretty good New Year’s Eve as far as... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Farewell 2014! My Reading Wrap-Up

  

  2014 was a good year for reading and blogging. It was also a good year for seeing family, for traveling, for getting the hang of being a student again (halfway... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wild by Cheryl Strayed

  

  I wasn’t sure this book would live up to the hype, but it was exactly what I expected: a story of a journey, an adventure, and personal growth. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

  

  Mysteries are a perfect genre for informing readers about difficult political or historical issues. The Unquiet Dead is a perfect example. It begins with a... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: What Books Do I Want?

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is favorite new-to-me authors I read in 2014. This post is also “co-hosted” by Estella’s... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Astray by Emma Donoghue

  

  I had a hard time getting into this book at first, but once I did I absolutely loved it. Astray is a collection of short stories that are all based in historica... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mr. Mac and Me by Esther Freud

  

  When I’m reading a novel about a historical figure, I want the book to be factual enough that I get a good sense of who the person was. I also want it to have a... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: the Best Books I Read This Year

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is favorite new-to-me authors I read in 2014. This post is also “co-hosted” by Estella’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Gods of Second Chances by Dan Berne

  

  I really wanted to like this book more than I did. It has a lot going for it. The book is set on a remote island in Alaska, where Ray is raising his teenage... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landline by Rainbow Rowell

  

  I’ve read four of Rainbow Rowell’s books and enjoyed every one of them. It’s hard to compare them, so I won’t. Rowell’s previous books have all been about the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE