Lose Yourself in the World of Books
This seems like an apt title for this week! I am an unabashedly HUGE Eagles fan and I have been, according to my mom, since birth. It helps that her father, my grandfather, played for them briefly in the 1950s. We are an Eagles family, we bleed green. And nothing, well, almost nothing, frustrates me… Continue reading Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Essays and Stories Last Christmas, I asked my coworkers for a book recommendation for my sister and I for the holidays. Jennifer suggested David Sedaris, and while I didn't get around to reading it last year, I did this year, and, well, you'll see... Synopsis David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six… Continue reading Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Essays and Stories Fantasy author Brian Staveley once told me he was haunted by the yellow coat on the cover of The Opposite of Loneliness, and for good reason - he was one of Marina Keegan's high school teachers. He knew her before the rest of the world knew her. The Opposite of Loneliness would never had been… Continue reading The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan
Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids For some reason, the government feels the need to weigh in on a woman's right to have, or refrain from having, children. For some reason, this is a controversial topic, and therefore this, a book of essays from (mostly) women who have chosen not to have… Continue reading Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed edited by Meghan Daum
A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook Seven years ago I made a remarkable discovery - Anthony Bourdain. I was, by America's standards, ten years late to the Bourdain party, but at least I got there eventually. I have now obsessively watched just about every episode of No Reservations, The Layover,… Continue reading Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions A few weeks ago, I made a semi-major life change - in an effort to be more healthy, I decided to take up running on a regular basis. Struggling to find a way to do everything I wanted to in my free time (basically, I would rather be… Continue reading Dear Ijeawele by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Celebration of Books 