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• Top Ten Tuesday: Top New-to-Me Authors in 2014

  

  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 09 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

  

  I saw Katty Kay and Claire Shipman on the Colbert Report, and I immediately wanted to read this book. They’ve studied all the ways that women’s lower... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

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

  

  It’s Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Well, this wraps up another Thanksgiving… this year we had dinner with my father and his... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ten Nonfiction Books on My TBR List

  

  I don’t read a lot of nonfiction, but for some reason I have a growing pile of it on my TBR list, and every day I’m hearing about something new I want to read. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books on My Winter TBR List

  

  Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. I did well on my fall TBR list, reading: Joyland, The Haunting of Hill House, Impartial Witness, Wool,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wool by Hugh Howey

  

  No doubt you’ve already heard about Wool. I’d read a lot of good reviews and my husband highly recommended it – and still it exceeded my expectations. Wool is... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

  

  The Sparrow is a highly acclaimed science fiction novel by Mary Doria Russell, her first novel. Written in 1996, it won numerous awards including the Arthur C.... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

  

  While we’re halfway through the month, I wanted to highlight Nonfiction November, an event hosted by Doing Dewey and a few other bloggers. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd

  

  I don’t usually review a Book 2 in a series, but I wanted to write about this one because I just didn’t enjoy it as much as the first. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Snow White Red-Handed by Maia Chance

  

  This was a fun book that combines a 19th century mystery with fairy tale folklore and a good dose of modern-day snark. Ophelia and Prudence are friends travelin... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Among Others by Jo Walton

  

  Among Others is sort of an odd book – it’s fantasy but at the it’s the author’s homage to science fiction. Morwenna is fifteen and has run away from her... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Joyland by Stephen King

  

  This is my last review for Halloween and the R.I.P. IX Challenge. Happy Halloween! Joyland is part murder mystery, part ghost story, part coming of age novel. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

  

  Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I’ve always loved fantasy, and while I don’t always say I’m a horror fan, fantasy and... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

  

  I don’t have too much to say about this book, except that it was a fun read. It’s a clever combination of fantasy meets Jane Austen. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

  

  I found this copy of Gillian Flynn’s first novel at my library book sale, so it was worth a pick up. I was definitely interested to read more from this author.... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

  

  The Haunting of Hill House was written by Shirley Jackson in 1959. A finalist for the National Book Award, it’s considered by many to be one of the best horror... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

  

  This book has received a lot of critical acclaim in 2013, and it was as good as I expected it to be – although I have to say it was a book I appreciated but... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

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

  

  It’s Monday is hosted by Sheila at BookJourney. It sounds kind of lame to say that September went by really fast, but it did! It was a very good month, with my... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

  

  I always love reading Newbery award winners, and Lois Lowry has written many great books for children, including The Giver. So this book has been on my TBR... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR List

  

  Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s that time again! This week’s topic is Top Ten Books on My Fall To Be Read List. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE