Friday miscellany: A different sort of spring break
In another universe, we would have been flying home from the Virgin Islands today. We canceled the trip a few weeks ago, but it turns …Read More
Category Archives: Book Reviews & Reading
Books read in February 2020
I spent a great deal of time nursing a baby during February. Theoretically, this gives me time to read books on my Kindle app, and …Read More
Books read in January 2020
Thanks to the constant nursing, I did a reasonable amount of reading this month. I even went to the library and picked up a lot …Read More
Friday miscellany: What the kids are reading
In past years, I’ve done a "literary Advent calendar" in December (see this year for an actual day-by-day calendar). I wrapped up a selection of …Read More
Friday miscellany, plus books read in November 2019
I celebrated my 41st birthday by taking what should be my last plane flight for several months. It was a quick trip in and out …Read More
Books read in October 2019, plus a weekend report
We managed to fit a lot into what I think was a logistically well-planned weekend. My husband and I went out for Mexican food on …Read More
Books read in September 2019, plus Friday miscellany
I read some dense non-fiction this month; I need to find a good fall novel for October. Strangers in Their Own Land, by Arlie Russell Hochschild Hochschild, …Read More
My belated ‘Books read in August 2019’ post
We're a third of the way into September, so I guess it's time to post this list. Here's what I read in August 2019. The Smallest …Read More
Books read in July 2019
Here's what made it off my to-be-read list, and onto my "done" list in July! I’m thinking of tackling a very big book for August …Read More
Books read in June 2019
Happy July! I spent a lot of time on airplanes and in hotel rooms over the last month, so theoretically my book total should be …Read More
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