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Spring 2019 Reading Preview

March 27, 2019

spring

I can’t speak for every locale, but spring is definitely in the air here in Seattle. The snowpocalypse weather that beat us down in February has given way to blooming trees and sweater (not coat) temperatures. Love is in the air—book love that is. It’s time again to shed winter reading and look at the eight books I'm most looking forward to for my spring reading (book covers ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: essays, history, lists

What I’m Reading This Week

March 25, 2019

reading

I’m not sure I remember a time when it was so hard to think about reading, but the past two weeks have been hectic enough that I’m mentally and physically frazzled. Last week was my first trip to Ann Arbor—touring neighborhoods and looking at houses. While parts of it were fun (so much good food!) house hunting is exhausting—and it’s only beginning. All of which means focusing ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: contemporary life, lists, religion, social issues

Thrilling Reading: Mini-Reviews

March 21, 2019

thrilling

Sometimes the mood strikes for thrilling reading. It’s not a genre I look to often, but in the beginning of the year it felt like the only kind of reading that satisfied me. Maybe because if it’s done right it can be great reading without being great? I’m not sure, but I tore through these two novels even when a part of my brain was thinking ‘Really?’. They piled unreliable ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: mini-reviews, Mulholland Books, mystery, St. Martin's Press, suspense, thriller, women

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 1, 2019

february

February—what a month! On the personal side there was what was known in Seattle as Snowmageddon: 10 days when we were slammed with 3 different storms that left us with 15” inches of snow, unplowed roads, and empty grocery stores. I realize all you readers in places where snow is the norm are laughing right now, but we don’t get snow. Period. This was huge. People were cross ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, historical fiction, literary, magical realism, mini-reviews

Backlist Mini-Reviews

February 8, 2019

backlist

I may not have mentioned this, but December was my version of spring break. Not in the jello-shots-sunburn-sleep-on-the-floor way, but in that I read only what I wanted to. It's not a month with a lot of new releases so I spent a lot of time at the library, browsing shelves, and looking at my to-be-read list of recommendations from other bloggers to find backlist books I didn't ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, literary, memoir, mini-reviews

January Reading Wrap-Up

February 1, 2019

january

I feel as if "wrap-up" is the appropriate word both for my January reading and for everyone who is shivering in the Midwest and Northeast. I'm happily ensconced in Seattle with 40 degrees and sunshine, but cringe looking at the weather station, knowing that this time next year I'll huddled inside in Ann Arbor, cursing the cold. Let's try and forget the weather and talk books! ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical fiction, mini-reviews

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