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It’s Monday, June 8th: What are You Reading?

June 8, 2015

Another Monday and I'm asking again: what are you reading? Anything really good? Summer-y? I'm trying to keep up with my reading but my favorite time to read (at night in bed) isn't working out well these days because I fall asleep so quickly. I try and do it during the day but we're now in the midst of preparing to move out of our rental house so everywhere I look is something ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: books, lists

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

June 5, 2015

On Tuesday Station Eleven came out in paperback. I reviewed it last fall when it debuted and it made my list of Favorite Books of 2014. Whether you're spending the summer at home, on a beach or by a pool this is perfect summer reading.   I read a fair amount of dystopian fiction this summer- either set in the U.S. or global and I would have saved myself a lot of time ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, dystopia, literary, science fiction, Vintage

The Water Knife

June 3, 2015

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Those places had dreamed of being different from what they were. They’d had aspirations. And then the water ran out, and they fell back, realizing too late that their prosperity was borrowed, and there would be no more coming. It can be dicey to open a review with a strong declarative sentence but I’m taking a chance with The Water Knife and stating that I have never read a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, dystopia, Knopf, science fiction, social issues, Southwest, thriller

It’s Monday, June 1st: What are You Reading?

June 1, 2015

  Happy June everyone! The month may just be starting but we are in the home stretch—literally. This is the last month we have in our rental house and then we’re moving into our remodeled home whether it’s ready or not. If you want a little break from books and to see all the bits and pieces that have gone into our journey, you can take a look at my other blog Inside ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Fiction, Reading Tagged: lists

The Martian: A Novel

May 29, 2015

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If you’re an astronaut there is only one goal in life: make it onto a space mission. There is also one greatest fear: get left behind on a space mission. For Mark Watney, this fear has just come true on the planet Mars in Andy Weir’s debut novel, The Martian. When a dust storm arises while the crew is on the surface it means the mission has to be aborted. While trying to get ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, Random House, science fiction, suspense

The Knockoff

May 27, 2015

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It’s no secret that I love fashion and all things related to it. The September issue of the major magazines is one of my favorite purchases of the year so a novel about the world of fashion publishing is bound to be a big bowl of happy for me. In The Knockoff Imogen Tate is the long-time editor of Glossy magazine. When she returns to the helm after six months of medical leave ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary fiction, debut, Doubleday

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