I'm so excited to participate in Nonfiction November once again, especially after a light reading year and one in which I've read more fiction than nonfiction. It's taken a bit more thought to do each of the prompts this time around, but I had a lot of fun coming up with some great nonfiction titles… Continue reading Nonfiction November Week 1: Year in Nonfiction
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Bourdain edited by Laurie Woolever
The Definitive Oral Biography If you've followed this blog for even a short amount of time, you know what huge fans Laura and I are of Tony. Naturally, when this was announced, I knew I was going to read it as soon as I could. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the… Continue reading Bourdain edited by Laurie Woolever
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Another catch up read from my beach vacation - and what is better for the beach than a lighthearted contemporary romance? Synopsis From the publisher marketing:When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith… Continue reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Ditching Goodreads
Diary of a Bookseller #22 I've been looking to cut Amazon out of my bookish life for quite some time now, but because of a cruel twist of fate from the publishers during the pandemic, I'll never be able to go fully without it (one of these days I'll share why I had to break… Continue reading Ditching Goodreads
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
Wilderwood #1 As I work through my backlog of books for reviews, I figure I'll start with what I read most recently and then work backwards. Through the whole year. Because I don't think I've really written a review for anything I've read since February... Plus, bonus, in starting with this one, I can share… Continue reading For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
Summer Reading Favorites
I've been conspicuously absent I fear. I've read so few books in the past six months I am ashamed to call myself a bookseller. I am, however, very much a hobby person and every few years a new hobby takes over my life and eats up all my time and right now I'm baking a… Continue reading Summer Reading Favorites
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Tokyo Ever After #1 It's hard to believe it was twenty years ago that I first read The Princess Diaries and my love of royalist fiction was born. I first read it after the movie came out and my friends and I became obsessed with the movie. And then I was a bit disappointed that… Continue reading Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Breaking Free of a Reading Slump
Seven weeks ago I started a journey I never wanted to go on - my doctor found a lump (which turned out to be three) in my breast. I'm about the same age my mom was (early thirties) when she was first diagnosed with cancer (non-smoker's lung) and it's been my greatest fear (other than… Continue reading Breaking Free of a Reading Slump
Broken by Jenny Lawson
(In the Best Possible Way) How do I love Jenny? Let me count the ways... Synopsis From the publisher marketing:As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. Inย Broken, she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor. Jenny discusses the frustration of… Continue reading Broken by Jenny Lawson
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses #4 I wasnโt sure I was going to enjoy A Court of Silver Flames as much as the first three books in the series, but ultimately my trust in Sarah J. Maasโ ability to redeem flawed characters made me realize there was no way I wouldnโt enjoy it! For… Continue reading A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas