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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

Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

February 13, 2019

stoned

It's that time of year, when a girl's thoughts turn to love, or for the more practical among us: jewelry. Are you a bling-y type of gal? Do you love anything having to do with jewelry and gems, but not interested in a dry dissertation? Then you need to read Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden. She’s a snarky, modern, smart-ass who takes a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: history, jewelry

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

January 4, 2019

library

  It’s embarrassing enough to be ignorant about American history, but, as a librarian, to not know about the largest library fire in the country? I’m pretty sure my librarian membership can be revoked for that. Thankfully, Susan Orlean’s new book The Library Book not only remedies my ignorance, but is a reminder of why libraries are one of the greatest government ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: books, history, library, Simon & Schuster, true crime

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

December 12, 2018

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, crime, Doubleday, history, Native Americans

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

Nonfiction November: My Year in Nonfiction

November 7, 2016

nonfiction november

  Anyone who knows me and what I like to read is probably rolling on the floor laughing right now because I don’t read nonfiction. Stop it! You’re hurting my feelings. I don’t consciously discriminate against it, but if faced with two books and one is fiction and one is not, I’m going to dive at the fiction. This is scientifically borne out in my reading stats for 2016: ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Non-fiction, Reading Tagged: books, history, lists, memoir, Russia

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