Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin Looking for an interesting historical book about Nazi Germany, and knowing that my book club was going to read Dead Wake, I decided to read In the Garden of Beasts. Downside, it is a difficult book to get into, upside, the audiobook is well done and enjoyable. Synopsis The… Continue reading In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
I can't say I've ever seen an episode of The Office and I've probably only seen 3 or 4 episodes of The Mindy Project. I can't even really say that I'm a fan of Mindy Kaling. But I can say that my sister, Laura, is and that on her recommendation, I decided to read one… Continue reading Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
The Inspiration On Saturday, I almost got into a fight. I rarely say such things, or even contemplate turning to any sort of violent behavior to settle a disagreement, but hear me out. My husband and I went to a concert in Philadelphia, something that we often do but that frequently causes anxiety for me.… Continue reading Good Little Feminist
One of my grandmothers grew up in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, specifically in Nürnberg and the surrounding countryside. She doesn't talk about it. As such, I have spent my entire life fascinated by the stories of German children between 1933 and 1945. I don't remember the first book I read that fit the… Continue reading Four Perfect Pebbles by Lila Perl & Marion Blumenthal Lazan
When my husband was studying physics, all he wanted to focus on was astrophysics. We watched all of Cosmos as it aired (a rarity for us) and frequently attended talks on the universe and astrophysics at planetariums in Philly. As Neil deGrasse Tyson has blown up in popular culture and his books become bestsellers, I figure it… Continue reading Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Welcome to Women's History Month! This month I will try to focus my reviews on books that discuss women in history and as I've read quite a few, it shouldn't be too hard! Synopsis In this luminous volume, New York Times bestselling writer Julia Pierpont and artist Manjit Thapp match short, vibrant, and surprising biographies… Continue reading The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julia Pierpont
Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings I found this book on my very first visit to the Strand in New York City right after I finished student teaching. I’ve always loved multi-story books about historical women. Additionally, while reading this book at the Greyhound station in New York City while waiting for my… Continue reading Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Over the past 10 months I've been posting reviews of both books I've finished recently and those that I've read in years past. Since I know I cannot keep up a reading pace to continue to post new reviews three times a week, I've decided to introduce a new feature to the blog called Bookish… Continue reading For the Love of the Independent Bookstore
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century I've decided I might as well just go ahead and start calling 2018 my year of nonfiction. Two full months in and I've only read one traditional work of fiction out of the 10 books I've read. Also, I'm prepared to lose friends and alienate certain groups of people… Continue reading On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Girls in Pants, Forever in Blue I have been best friends with Tibby, Carmen, Lena and Bridget for more than half my life now. The summer before I turned fourteen, I was attempting to walk to the Barnes and Noble of Virginia Beach… Continue reading Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
Celebration of Books 