- 19 hours ago
Review of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Jansson offers a vivid Finland isle setting, a wonderfully grumpy grandmother-granddaughter relationship, and the complexities of carving...
- 2 days ago
ICYMI: My Very Favorite Reads from the First Half of 2021
In case you're in the market for books I think are just great and you missed (gasp!) my summer post on the topic, here are my favorite...
- 3 days ago
Review of Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
The author shares his love of food, cooking, and sharing meals in this irresistible memoir that's also filled with joys and losses,...
- 6 days ago
Shhh! Nonfiction and Hobby Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Which books are you gifting this holiday season? This is my third book gift list of the season (the first two were Shhh! Book Gift Ideas...
- 7 days ago
Review of The Distance from Four Points by Margo Orlando Littell
In The Distance from Four Points, Littell explores deep human connections, grief, womanhood, what strength means, the power of origins,...
- Dec 1
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Stanley Tucci's memoir Taste: My Life Through Food; I'm reading Alex White's science fiction...
- Nov 30
November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from November! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. The Best of Me, a funny David...
- Nov 29
Review of These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
The wilderness and isolation of the story combined with the looming dangers posed by the outside world make These Silent Woods feel...
- Nov 26
Shhh! Six More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Which books are you gifting this holiday season? This is my second book gift list of the season (the first was last week's Shhh! Book...
- Nov 25
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Tessa Harris's recently published World War II-set story Beneath a Starless Sky; Nathanial Ian...
- Nov 24
Review of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
May explains her own yearning to power down and turn inward during difficult times, and she connects with other interesting people who...
- Nov 23
Review of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
In Blau's gleefully 1970s-set novel, Mary Jane doesn't merely shift from emotional innocence to young adulthood, she comes into her own,...
- Nov 22
Review of Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
King builds each story within Five Tuesdays in Winter to be full, rich, and full of pain and poignancy. I loved this collection. In Lily...
- Nov 19
Shhh! Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Which books are you gifting this holiday season? I already offer many of my fiction and nonfiction book recommendations through this...
- Nov 18
Review of This Shining Life by Harriet Kline
Kline's poignant, lovely book explores a family's emotional missteps and enduring love after a painful loss, and their hard-fought...
- Nov 17
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Jessica Anya Blau's 1970s-set music-focused story Mary Jane; I'm listening to Katherine May's...
- Nov 16
Review of The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Grohl is funny, self-deprecating, and irresistibly tender-hearted as he recounts his musical influences, the twists and turns of his...
- Nov 15
Review of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations features a tragic ecological setup of a world in which wild animals are largely nonexistent, a cold and relentless ocean...
- Nov 12
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/12/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Lily King's newest, her recent short story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter; I'm listening to...
- Nov 11
Review of Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans
The book's pace felt halting at times and its substance somewhat light at points. The strongest aspect for me was Evans's ongoing...