- Aug 31, 2023
Review of A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird
Isabella Bird's nonfiction account of her 1873 travels through the rugged, wondrous American West is full of her irresistible...
- Aug 30, 2023
Review of The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
I was taken with the first half of this book--a rural cult, a teen mother, a strong female protagonist in an impossible situation,...
- Aug 29, 2023
Review of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
Fascinating, sometimes infuriating firsthand peeks at admissions procedures and priorities; ways to evaluate buyer schools and seller...
- Aug 28, 2023
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/28/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, Isabelle L. Bird's narrative nonfiction set in the late...
- Aug 25, 2023
Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge
The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade justice, or playing the long game,...
- Aug 24, 2023
Review of This House Is Not a Home by Katlia
Katlia's story is based on actual events, detailing the displacement of Indigenous people and the devastating consequences of greed, the...