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A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, I’ll be focusing on nonfiction. I’ve selected three of my favorites: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (narrated by Julia Gibson) The Glass Castle opens with Walls, the author, in a taxi in New York City. She . . . → Read More: Books for Your Ears: Nonfiction Favorites Okay, readers, I need your help. I’ve joined the World Party Reading Challenge, hosted by Packabook, who took over from Fizzy Thoughts. I’m really excited to read more world literature! But first…I have to find it. The challenge site offers suggestions for each month, which is a wonderful resource. Or, I could always . . . → Read More: Readers of the World, I Need Your Help! In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, in which bloggers share books they’ve acquired in the mail / at the library / from a bookstore. Happy Banned Books Week! As of yesterday, I have officially moved. The books that came into my home bridge the gap between my old . . . → Read More: In My Mailbox: September 19-25 When I travel, I love to bring home books as souvenirs. I try to make my choices reflect the place I’m visiting. This trip has been no different! Here are the books that will be making the trek home with me this time:
As I look at my purchases all together, . . . → Read More: Books Make the Best Souvenirs The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot would not even have crossed my radar if it hadn’t made a solid appearance on the IndieBound best sellers list a while back. For one, the topic — HeLa cells and the woman they came from — was entirely unfamiliar to me. I’m also not . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot (Audiobook) I have been meaning to read something by Jen Lancaster ever since her books were recommended to me by a coworker several years ago. I recently started reading her blog, Jennsylvania, starting with this post in which Jen Lancaster and Dave Barry interview each other. But it was this post — the part about . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “My Fair Lazy” by Jen Lancaster I haven’t read many graphic novels. In fact, the only one I’ve read (aside from Persepolis, which we’ll get to in a moment) is At A Crossroads by Kate T. Williamson. It’s a genre in which I find it difficult to choose a book that really grabs me, so I’m really not sure what . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin had the potential to be one big cheesy cliche. For that reason, I considered passing it by. I’m glad I didn’t. True, it’s one of those books where the author decides to focus on a particular thing for one year and then writes a book about it. But . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin Whew, the past few weeks have been busy! Not only has not much posting happened, but not even much reading has occurred. Here’s what I’ve gotten through: I really enjoyed The Big Turnoff by Ellen Currey-Wilson. Published a few years ago, the memoir follows the author’s adventures raising her son without television when . . . → Read More: Mini Reviews: “The Big Turnoff” and “Her Fearful Symmetry” Whew, I’ve been slacking! Just on the posting though, not on the actual reading, which is an improvement! I finished Cartwheels in a Sari by Jayanti Tamm first. It’s a very well written, interesting memoir about growing up as part of a cult. When her parents break their guru’s rule about sex and her . . . → Read More: Mini Reviews: “Cartwheels in a Sari,” “The 19th Wife,” and ”Spellbinder” |
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