The Goose Waltzer, by Samantha Leigh Miller
On the spectrum of self-indulgence, writing a book blog about a book you wrote yourself, seems a bit on the “I’m so special, where’s my gold star” end. Be that as it may, I started this blog to log the books I’ve loved in my life, and for all its faults and maddeningly uncooperative characters, […]
How to Read a Book, by Monica Wood
Think a moment on the absolutely worst thing you’ve ever done in your life. And I don’t mean that time you rushed by an old woman who’d dropped her purse on the floor, lip balms and prescription bottles rolling everywhere (I was in a hurry, but I still have guilt). No, I mean THAT thing. […]
She and Her Cat, by Makoto Shinkai and Naruki Nagakawa
If you have a cat, you must read this book. If you don’t have a cat and don’t WANT to suddenly have a cat, definitely DON’T read this book. If you hate cats, you won’t read this book anyway, so I suppose you’re safe there. She and Her Cat hooked me from page one with […]
Sisters with a Side of Greens, by Michelle Stimpson
So my husband and I were in the car engaging in my favorite activity (no, not that one, lol). We were headed to Bruster’s for an ice cream treat after dinner. We were also having the dumbest fight we’ve had in a while. We don’t argue often, but sometimes, he gets this look on his […]
The Story of Arthur Truluv, by Elizabeth Berg
If you’ve been teaching the apartheid in South Africa, the genocide in Rwanda, and the human rights violations of the chocolate industry in western Africa, then you absolutely should be reading The Story of Arthur Truluv at the end of your day. But even if this hasn’t been your week, Berg’s novel is something everyone […]
Goyhood, by Reuven Fenton
If you’ve ever suddenly lost so much in your life that you don’t know who you are anymore, you will absolutely relate to Goyhood, by Reuven Fenton. I wasn’t expecting to find myself in a novel about two possibly Jewish, definitely middle-aged men on a road trip to find their lost boyhood, but I was […]
Morning in this Broken World, by Katrina Kittle
Usually, when I get toward the end of a book I really like, I don’t want it to end. You know that feeling, as the pages in your right hand start to thin and you have the urge to slow down and savor every paragraph. Not so for Morning in this Broken World. I thoroughly […]
Miss Benson’s Beetle, by Rachel Joyce
What to read when… …you need to feel there are still adventures to be had in this world. I promise you that Miss Benson’s Beetle will make you want to quit your job, sell all your belongings, and hop a freight for the other side of the world. The only issue there is that I […]
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
What to read when… …your boyfriend’s moved in and you’re trying really hard to be normal about it. It had been 13 years since a man lived in my house, and for all the ways his nearness turned me into a warm gooey brownie inside, his permanent presence in my previously unmanned house baked me […]
The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
If you’re a book snob like me, you might have passed over this one simply because EVERYONE has been talking about it. I’m not one for hype, which is why I still haven’t forgiven Taco Bell for taking away their Mexican pizza, then bringing it back with such ridiculous fanfare. And I still haven’t forgiven […]