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March Reading Recap

March 31, 2017

March

  I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t tell lion or lamb about March all month. We had warm warms and cold colds. My reading kind of felt the same way. On the one hand I read another 5 star book, but by and large consistency was not the name of the reading game because I stalled out on so many books. I also found myself turning more towards other media to fill my brain ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: Crown, Henry Holt and Company, mini-reviews, mystery, Riverhead Books, suspense

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 1, 2017

february

  Month two of 2017 is a wrap and I'm happy to report that by-and-large my reading mojo is returning. Whether that's due to better books coming out or the fact that I've doubled the amount of time I spend working out to keep myself mentally sound while trying to deal with the toxic levels of fear and absurdity in our government right now, who knows? February was still ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: Knopf, memoir, mini-reviews, mystery, pop culture, Seattle, Simon & Schuster, William Morrow

It’s Monday, February 13th: What Are You Reading?

February 13, 2017

reading

  Welcome to the second week in February and with the graphic above I’m giving you a not-too-subtle hint about my reading. Apparently, it’s Groundhog Day because I’m exactly where I was in January—still flailing with my reading. I’m reading plenty, but ‘work’ reading—upcoming releases, the books I read to discuss here and help other readers find—is almost non-existent. I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: history, television

January Reading Wrap-Up

January 30, 2017

january

  Well, all righty, the first month of 2017 is wrapping up. I’ve already noted that my reading is still in an odd place, but I’m working very hard to get my head and heart back into the game—what’s happening now is going to keep on happening. One very positive thing I did in January was participate in the Women’s March in Seattle. The city had planned for 40,000 people ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary, mini-reviews, Russia, social issues, WWII

December Library Checkout

December 30, 2016

december

Happy last day of 2016! Suffice it to say I’m ready to wash my hands of this year. Actually, not the entire year. I had some great personal experiences earlier in 2016 but the second half has been draining and difficult. Like so many people I know, the election results have made staying positive challenging. The bad news seems to keep coming with no respite in sight. Complete ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: Atria Books, book clubs, contemporary life, lists, mini-reviews, Pantheon, Putnam, thriller

Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward To For Spring 2017

December 14, 2016

top ten

  Broke and Bookish does a wonderful link-up of Top Ten topics and this week it’s Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward to for the First Half of 2017. A bit wordy, but you get the idea, right? Given that my reading at the end of 2016 has been as depressing and bad as the year itself I thought why not look forward to the new year in books? Thankfully, there are a number of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, books, lists

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