- Jun 14
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/14/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what...
- May 20
Review of An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor
Taylor's books exploring faith and life's meaning are delights: she is wise but unassuming, knowledgeable yet open to new experiences,...
- May 18
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a brand-new romance-and-music book that's gotten lots of buzz; a beautiful modern classic from a...
- May 7
Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite
It's time for the foooood books! The shout-out: this Greedy Reading List theme was suggested by my lovely longtime friend, fellow book...
- May 5
Review of The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
I laughed out loud repeatedly at Fisher's good-natured, self-deprecating, and confidently oddball views and contemplations. The Princess...
- May 4
Review of Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre
Ursula Burton, an unassuming mother and wife, was a legendary real-life spy who evaded capture by China, the Nazis, MI6, and the FBI. She...
- May 3
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/3/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher's memoir focused on the early Star Wars years (and,...
- Apr 30
April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from April! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past...
- Apr 29
Review of The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
The Book of Delights is a sunshiny set of thoughts and examinations, yet it's not overly earnest, and it's never corny. I just loved it....
- Apr 19
Review of Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Greenlights is wonderfully entertaining and endearing, showcasing McConaughey's frequently zany encounters, lust for adventure, and...
- Apr 9
Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
Are you intrigued by reflections on life and death? This is a departure from many of my other Greedy Reading Lists: witchy books, young...
- Mar 15
Review of I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
A book I loved, in case you missed it! O’Farrell’s meditations on the precious nature of life felt new, honest, raw, and fascinating. We...
- Mar 12
Six Books about Brave Female Spies
Tough women, secrets and smarts, and sneaky spying! I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books offers that very thing. Only...
- Feb 12
Six Books with Cold, Wintry Settings to Read by the Fire
01 The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld This book is dark and beautiful, with such expansive descriptions of the mountains, the closed-in...
- Jan 29
Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
01 Inland by Téa Obreht Much of Téa Obreht's Inland is centered around Nora, an impulsive, hot-tempered, strong woman fighting for a...
- Jan 22
Six Great Books about the Immigrant Experience
01 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee In the early 1900s, a teenager falls for a silver-tongued stranger on the coast of Korea. But when the...
- Jan 12
Review of Untamed by Glennon Doyle
I love Glennon's heart and her honesty, but many of these essays ended too soon for me. Doyle, the bestselling author of Carry On,...
- Jan 7
Review of When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine by Monica Wood
A book I loved, in case you missed it: Wood's memoir is captivating and lovely, poignant, sweet without being overly sentimental, and...
- Jan 6
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/6/21 Edition
01 With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt In Leavitt's novel, published by Algonquin Books late last summer, Simon and Stella have been...
- Jan 5
Review of Here For It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas
Here For It is refreshing and playful yet thoughtful. I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas. In Here for It: Or, How...
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