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The House in the Cerulean Sea

January 11, 2021

cerulean

Often when it’s time to begin a book review I try and draw from the facts—plot, place, biographical details. Because I read so much (and don’t have the discipline I should) specifics tend to blur by ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, children, fantasy, young adult

It’s Monday, August 21st: What Are You Reading?

August 21, 2017

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  I can’t start this post by saying it’s just another Monday. Here in Seattle the sun is going to be 95% obscured by the moon. Kind of crazy if you think about it. I’ve read all sorts of things ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: children, family saga, Flatiron Books, Knopf, literary, marriage, women

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Kids

July 3, 2013

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself

  I Can Barely Take Care of Myself is comedienne Jen Kirkman’s humorous look at her decision to have a life without children. A decision that is questioned and tut-tutted over by virtually everyone ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: children, humor, social issues

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