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11 Books I’m Ready to Read This Fall

September 4, 2019

fall

  According to the calendar it’s fall, but does anyone else feel like summer never really happened? The weather here stayed mostly in the low 70s with a few days hitting 80 degrees or above. I never had that baking feeling of heat, when all you can think about is chilly weather and big books. And while I love the weather in Seattle all year round I am desperate for a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, dystopia, historical fiction, literary, retellings, social issues

August Reading Wrap-Up

September 2, 2019

august

What a month! I hope you all had a more vacation-y time in August than I did. The month wasn’t bad, it was just a time of adjustment—Jed moved to Ann Arbor for his job, I stayed here and began the process of wrapping up our Seattle life, prepping to move, and preparing our house to become a rental property for the next five years. I took the last two weeks off to try and find a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: coming-of-age, friendship, literary, mini-reviews, television

Not Your Normal Monday

August 19, 2019

normal

Good morning, lovely readers! It’s not a normal Monday at The Gilmore Guide to Books because I don’t have a review or a post about what I’m reading or anything to do with books at all. Instead, I’m here to tell you I’m taking a break for a bit. One week, possibly two. I've never done this before (even when I went to Italy for 10 days) so it's scary, but necessary. You all know ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: life, reading

July Reading Wrap-Up

July 31, 2019

july

July has turned out to be a schizo kind of month, both for my reading and for life. On the life side it began with all my energy focused on getting us out of Seattle, into an apartment, and getting Seattle house rented out—all by the end of the month. That all came to a stop and I’ll be in our house until October, but it’s left me discombobulated because Jed had to move now for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, mini-reviews, mystery, true crime

What I’m Reading This Week

July 29, 2019

reading

It’s probably not good form to begin a post by making excuses, but here it is: I spent most of last week getting my husband ready to move to Michigan and after he left on Saturday I had no energy left for anything but moping around the house. I did read last week, but nothing that stuck with me enough to review. I’m looking at today as a reset, because I’m going to be living on ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: historical fiction, literary, women

Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

July 26, 2019

summer

Summer fun reading means something different to everyone. For some it's a chance to finally slow down and sink into longer, deeper reading, but for others it's a time of toss-away reading—books that you're not invested in, that you don't care if they get left behind at the beach, pool, or vacation spot. It's not a bad thing. In fact, it can be a welcome relief after reading ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, historical fiction, humor, mini-reviews, New York City, wealth

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