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• It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? February Wrap-up

  

  It’s Monday is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s Monday, and it’s March, and winter just keeps coming! Seriously, I can’t complain too much given the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

  

  Last year I said that every woman should read The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. I’m adding How to Be a Woman to that list. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland

  

  I love a good historical novel, but I don’t read a lot of historical romances because I really want history first, romance second. I want a good story and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

  Olive Kitteridge won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, and the basis for a recent miniseries starring Frances McDormand. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Problems with Books

  

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is “Book-Related Problems.” Since books just about my favorite thing in the world, I don’t exactly have a lot of problems... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The BEA Bloggers Conference: Should I Go?

  

  This summer will mark my fifth anniversary of blogging. And one of the things I’ve really wanted to do is attend the Book Expo America Bloggers Conference.... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

  

  Patricia Briggs is my favorite “series” writer. I try to read everything she writes, and that’s unusual for me. I mostly read a few books from a series and... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez

  

  I read this book right after reading Americanah, and both provide a fascinating, though different, perspective on the immigrant experience in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Martian by Andy Weir

  

  So many people have read and reviewed this book, I don’t feel I need to. But I’ll give you my perspective on it. When my husband read this last year, I asked... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 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