Notes on Books & Life
I picked up The Thieves of Manhattan by Adam Langer (Spiegel & Grau, 2010) as a galley at work because I liked the first few pages, even though it’s somewhat different from the sort of books I’m usually drawn to. Then, Michael over at Books on the Nightstand talked about it on their podcast, and I got …
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Today’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week topic is Unexpected Treasures: We invite you to share with us a book or genre you tried due to the influence of another blogger. What made you cave in to try something new and what was the experience like? I’m not opposed trying any book or genre in theory, but …
I first heard about One Amazing Thing, the newest novel from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, earlier this year, a few weeks after it came out. A coworker handed the book to me and said, “Doesn’t this look interesting?” I read the synopsis and agreed, but the book remained at the periphery of my attention until my …
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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, I realize it’s a …
I picked up Stash by David Klein on a coworker’s recommendation. It quickly pulled me in and kept me turning pages, even though it’s not the sort of novel I tend to gravitate towards. Here’s the premise: Gwen, a 30-ish mother of two and wife of a successful pharmaceutical company marketing guy, is looking forward …
