Review: Awkward by Ty Tashiro
We think of awkwardness as something to make fun of, or maybe something to pity. It makes us uncomfortable. This book looks at awkwardness in a…
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures, edited by America Ferrera
American Like Me is a compilation of essays about what it means to live in America, from actors, athletes, writers, and activists who are either immigrants…
Top Ten Backlist Books I Want to Read
This week’s Top Ten topic, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about backlist books I want to read. What’s a backlist book? The term refers…
My October Reading Wrap-Up
October flew by, with a week-long work trip to Boston and preparing for our trip to Chile and Argentina next month. I discovered two new book…
Why do we read books that scare us?
As Halloween approached, I’ve been thinking about scary books and why we read them. With all the horror in the news, my work colleagues have been…
Review: Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stories by Audrey Kalman
This book of short stories by Audrey Kalman really resonated with me. The stories are different but deal with common issues, most related to marriage and…
Review: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
I loved this book, set in 18th century England, about a lonely merchant who comes upon a mermaid that changes his life. Gowar’s debut novel is…
RIP XIII: Mini-Reviews for Halloween
It’s a few weeks until Halloween, but here are some of the RIP-themed books I’ve read lately. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland: I loved this book…
Review: An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
This book wrecked me – and I mean that in a good way. I finished this book in two days, and it was so intense I…
My September Reading Wrap-Up
I began the month with a first-time visit to the National Book Festival, and ended it with an old favorite, the Antiquarian Book Fair, where I…
Read Harder 2018: Revisit a Classic You Hated
With three months left to finish the Read Harder 2018 challenge, I’ve been putting off the toughest category on the list: an assigned book you hated…
Review: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Readers of historical fiction will enjoy this book about MI5 agents in World War II (and post-WWII) London. I also know there are some Atkinson fans…
