Goodbye September, the first month that felt like a month in a long time. I don’t remember much about July and August, but September proceeded with a normal feel. I’m still not back to writing reviews as often as I used to, but I’m acknowledging that may be a permanent change—2 reviews a week instead of 3. We’ll see. The good news is that once again it was a strong reading ... Read More...
Fun Summer Reading
Hello, lovely readers! Remember me? Remember fun? Let's pretend I'm sitting on a chaise relaxing by the lake in this photo. Ha. I survived the 2,200 mile drive from Ann Arbor, but am now ensconced in a utilitarian, extended stay hotel that is to put it kindly, dreary. My poor husband tries to manage Zoom calls at 5am with me sleeping in bed 3’ away. The fire alarm went ... Read More...
The Stager by Susan Coll
Given that we're still in the midst of our home remodel I thought it appropriate to re-publish this review The Stager, a book I loved from 2014. It's just been released in paperback and is a hilarious satire about the world of home staging and so much more. This time last year we were still looking for a house in Seattle so this novel gave me much needed laughs. Now that we're ... Read More...
The Stager: A Novel
As the real estate market appears to be rebounding it has given birth to an entire new industry—staging. And you know an industry has arrived when it makes its debut into fiction. Susan Coll’s new novel The Stager is about a quirky stager, who remains nameless for much of the novel (which is not surprising as these people slip into your home, remove everything that is yours and ... Read More...
