- Dec 30, 2022
December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite December reads! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: a book that plays with time, a book that plays with...
- Dec 29, 2022
Review of Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning
I was hooked on the gritty details of mining camp life, particularly as contrasted with the excesses in the mine owners' mansion. The...
- Dec 28, 2022
Review of Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
Thoughtful, self-deprecating, earnest, and honest, Surrender is a captivating peek into the four decades (and counting) of U2. Bono...
- Dec 27, 2022
Review of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization buckles to the power of weather...
- Dec 26, 2022
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/26/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Play for the End of the World by Jai Chakrabarti, my book club's first read of 2023; I'm...
- Dec 23, 2022
Shhh! Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas
The Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas I tend to give nonfiction books for holiday gifts. I'm not sure if it's because it feels easier to hone in...