

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
So many books about the Nazi occupation easily come across as haunting, lyrical, poignant. It's a staple of the genre. And while All the...


The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
Over the past two years, my reading has become very structured. There's always a queue running and a fluid prioritization of the books...


God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
I remember when I was first introduced to The Magic of ToMo. I read The Bluest Eye in an AP Lit class and instantly fell in love with...


A new chapter
Hardy, har, har. I love myself a corny-ass blog post title. But really. I'm sure some of you (and by "you", I mean the 3 people who are...


Home by Marilynne Robinson
After being so captivated by the writing and characters so generously gifted to us by Robinson in Gilead, I was soooo looking forward to...


The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
The minute I was made aware of this book's release, I knew I needed it in my hot little hands. So I found the library closest to me that...


Falling in love with Anne Shirley as an adult
[This is a loose response to this Book Riot post: Fan(ne)girl] Sometimes it’s amazing to me the books that somehow passed me by during my...


Bears in the wild...
A friend snagged pics of me while I was reading Home by Marilynne Robinson during lunch. And DAMN, I need to hop on the treadmill....


Tales of a Comic Virgin
I’m so scared. This is now my second attempt at going into a comic book store. At least this time I know what I want… Lumberjanes. ...


Girl at War by Sara Nović
Aside from the atrocities that hit you in the face early on in this book, something else stood out to me in the story of the Jurić...