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Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster

March 14, 2022

dilettante

Good morning! Sometimes I read a book and love it so much that I agonize over the words to review it. Then, there is the more unusual experience of a book that is such easy, delicious reading words ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: debut, memoir, New York City, pop culture

The Story of the Great British Bake Off

January 28, 2022

british

For the last two years, psychological escape has become a vital part of staying sane. There is only so much chaos, uncertainty, and toxicity a single brain can absorb without teetering off its axis. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: baking, book clubs, pop culture, television

Not All Diamonds and Rosé

November 26, 2021

diamonds

  Am I proud that I watch The Real Housewives series? No, but I console myself by the amount of high quality reading I do so there’s that. Now that I got that out of the way, let’s get on to the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: history, pop culture, vacation reading

The Art of Bob Mackie

November 19, 2021

mackie

After a week of reviewing tense and scary novels I wanted to end with a book that was a sheer delight. As a child of the 70s I grew up with a now defunct form of television, the variety show. Two ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: fashion, history, pop culture

August Reading Wrap-Up

September 1, 2021

august

August, what a month for reading. Even better—not just quantity, but quality. All this despite the fact that I cancelled my second cataract surgery because I found the results from the first so ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: humor, literary, mini-reviews, New England, pop culture

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