In the Ear: The Night Circus Audiobook
I’ve been listening to the audiobook of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I tried to read a couple of years ago but hit a lull and never got back into it before I had to return it to the...
View ArticleBook Review: The Diary and Letters of Kaethe Kollwitz
Reading The Diary and Letters of Kaethe Kollwitz made me realize how much I’ve grown both as a person and an artist. I have owned this book since college, but at the time it simply didn’t hold my...
View ArticleBook Review: The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti
It’s quite the title – The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese. When I first picked up this book by Michael Paterniti, I thought it was a work of...
View ArticleBook Review: The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow
One of my reading goals this year is to read more books by authors of color. I recently learned of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi Durrow. The novel reads well and quickly, but don’t let that...
View Article2014 Reading Resolutions
January is halfway over and I haven’t written out my reading resolutions and goals for the year yet. I think I was too ambitious last year, so I’m scaling back a bit. Here is what I hope to read for...
View ArticleWhat Should I Read Next?
There’s nothing worse than being in between books. I just finished reading The Martian by Andy Weir (great book for you scifi lovers!) and I’m unsure what to start next. I’ve started a few books but...
View ArticleBook Review: The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
I read Alan Bradley’s The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches in one sitting. It’s the sixth book in the Flavia de Luce series, and of course murder is involved – in this case, two. However, I won’t share...
View ArticleBook Review: The Yarn Whisperer by Clara Parkes
The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting by Clara Parkes is a geek read. Parkes utilizes a variety of knitting metaphors to illustrate personal life lessons in these twenty-two short essays....
View ArticleBook Review: The House at the End of Hope Street
I can’t believe I didn’t pick up The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag sooner. I packed for my trip to Disney World, telling myself that I’d dig into after the kids went to sleep....
View ArticleMy Writing Process
As the head nerd of this book club, I read every single post that my book club members write for our books. I am constantly blown away by the writing that our amazing members create. Not only do they...
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