Those of you who write book reviews, and who care about reading fiction with well-developed female characters, may find this article in Literary Hub as fascinating as I did. Science fiction author Daniel Price writes about the response his book The Flight of the Silvers received on Goodreads. I’d braced myself for the worst with … Continue reading
June is always one of my favorite months. It’s the start of summer and the weather is usually perfect, right in between May which is too wet and July which gets pretty steamy. Plus it’s my birthday month. It was a good month, if a quiet one. Summer reading, seeing friends, and an outdoor concert … Continue reading
As we hit the year’s halfway point, I looked at my progress on blog resolutions and challenges. Last year I was really overwhelmed, and this year, with no grad school, I’ve been able to put the blog first. That makes me happy. But have I accomplished what I hoped? As a blogger, I tend to … Continue reading
Last month I read two fantastic books that were the authors’ debut novels (The Hate U Give and The Leavers). That got me thinking about other great first novels I’ve read, which got me to thinking: why are so many authors’ first novels their best ones? I think it’s because there’s a raw, emotional quality … Continue reading
May was an eventful month, beginning with a DC blogger happy hour, Zezee with Books, and Grace from Books without Any Pictures. It was awesome to meet them and I look forward to hearing more about their blogs — I’ve already thought of questions I want to follow up on. We met at local bookstore Kramerbooks, … Continue reading
I’m not sure how I managed to read so much in April, although two long flights including a three-hour delay certainly helped. We visited Seattle for a lovely weekend with my in-laws, where we tasted wine, enjoyed science fiction and fantasy exhibits in the Museum of Pop Culture, took a boat tour, and of course … Continue reading
This year, I’m focusing on reading more diverse books, which includes reading books about other countries. And so far this year I’ve made a good effort. Of the 30 books I’ve read this year, 8 are by authors of color. That may not sound like a great percentage but it’s a big increase for me. For … Continue reading
My reading was thematic this month. I started with 1984 and then moved to a book about rural America, Strangers in Their Own Land. I read Diane Guerrero’s book about her parents’ immigration to America and their deportation back to Columbia. I read The Daily Show, which turned out to be as much about U.S. … Continue reading
March was a big month for literary award nominations! The Bailey’s Prize longlist honors the best novel written by a woman in English. You can find the Pen/Faulkner Award Finalists here (honors the best work of fiction published by an American in 2017) and the Man Booker International Prize Longlist here (awarded to the best … Continue reading
This week’s Top Ten topic, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is books on my spring To Be Read list. Right now this list is about a mile long, and I’m in the middle of three books at once. What’s the point of a TBR list? For me it’s a way to organize my … Continue reading
For a short month, February seemed to move really slowly. I’m feeling very conflicted these days; life is going well, but at the same time our country seems to be falling apart. Same with work; my colleagues are fearful of what changes the administration will bring, but I’m also really, really happy with my job. … Continue reading
I’ve been wanting to create a monthly post that shares interesting articles around the internet on books and reading. Here are my February picks: In honor of Senator Elizabeth Warren, a list 15 Books for Women Who Persist in the Huffington Post. It includes these books I’ve read: Kindred, The Handmaid’s Tale, Middlemarch, Girl at War, … Continue reading
