

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
I had the privilege to hear Garth Stein speak on his latest book A Sudden Light a few weeks ago. The Art of Racing in the Rain is...


The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
"The gang's all here!" books are absolutely in my wheelhouse. You know which ones I'm talking about... a group of friends that we meet as...


The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt I know, I know, I know. Donna Tartt wrote this forever ago. Well, you know what? I'm a follower. So...


Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth I knew nothing about London workhouses until the few brief mentions of it on Call the Midwife,...


Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth I am completely obsessed with PBS' series Call the Midwife. As the new season doesn't start until...


The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi
The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi One of my favorite things in life... a book reveling in the gloriousness of books. And that's...


Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng From the first sentence of this book, I was destroyed. Beautiful and poignant, this was a...


The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean After reading The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, I decided to check out what else Sam Kean had to...


Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
I love Hot Pockets®, I love bacon... and I'm chubby and pale. So you know that Jim Gaffigan is my kind of comedian. Husband and I...


The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean I'm such a sucker for weird medical shit, so this was right up my alley. In addition...