Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut I begged and begged our publisher rep for an advance copy of this book because I loved Who Thought This was a Good Idea? And when she didn't send one, I was devastated, but of course, still read it when it arrived on the shelves for sale!… Continue reading So Here’s the Thing… by Alyssa Mastromonaco
Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else In preparing for a weekday drive to my father's place two hours away, I went searching for a fairly short and entertaining book to listen to on the drive - enter Maeve in America! Synopsis From the Back Cover:Maeve Higgins was a bestselling memoirist and comedian in her… Continue reading Maeve in America by Maeve Higgins
One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living After watching Making It and meeting Nick in June at Book Expo, I figured it about time I read one of his books. When I realized that I read so many books by famous women that are thinly veiled self-help memoir-y type books, I realized I owed to my… Continue reading Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret I've always had a certain fascination with Britain's royal family, ever since Princess Diana died. When The Crown started airing, I was watching from the beginning, and, like most, discovered what a volatile character Princess Margaret was. So, as per usual when it comes to books, when our publisher rep… Continue reading Ma’am Darling by Craig Brown
Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions The audiobook kick continues! My husband recommends this book to just about everyone (despite the fact that he hasn't read it!) so I figured it was about time I revisit the realm of science and read (well, listen to) it myself. Synopsis Millions of people visit xkcd.com each… Continue reading What If? by Randall Munroe
In my continuing quest to find the perfect audiobook, I decided to take a chance on a book I know I have an ARC for around my apartment somewhere... And I'd been meaning to read it for ages but then lost it. So the audiobook, perfect solution!... for the most part. Synopsis The Geek Feminist… Continue reading The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
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
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
A Manifesto Oh the thoughts and tirades this book stirs up. But for the sake of review, I'll try to keep it short and too the point. Add this to my growing pile of feminism reads. Synopsis At long last, Mary Bread has decided to address in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who… Continue reading Women & Power by Mary Beard
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
Celebration of Books 