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I'm a freelance writer/content strategist with an English degree living in Minneapolis, MN with my husband, young daughter, and two dogs. I created Literary Quicksand to feed my love of books, writing, and community. More About Me

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    Prompted Journal Review: You’re Weird

    by Joli August 12, 2017
    by Joli August 12, 2017

    I admit it, I’m a prompted journal nerd. I love sitting down with a journal and pencil or pen, or a puzzle book, or a planner. There’s something about that quiet reflection time that I just love, even as much as …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review: On Edge

    by Joli August 9, 2017
    by Joli August 9, 2017

    For the past several years, I’ve been battling anxiety. I don’t have a hard time talking about it, because I think it’s really important to openly talk about mental illness. That’s why I picked up this important book! On Edge: …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: The Almost Sisters

    by Joli July 30, 2017
    by Joli July 30, 2017

    When Janna posted her review of Joshilyn Jackson’s The Opposite of Everyone, I knew I wanted to read one of her books. At the beginning of July, I saw that she had a new one coming out – The Almost …

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    Book of the Month Club: Loving the book mail!

    by Joli July 16, 2017
    by Joli July 16, 2017

    Hello, bookish friends! I wanted to take a moment to review Book of the Month Club, which I have been a member of now for 14 months (geez, I feel like I just started yesterday!). Choice Every month, I choose …

  • Book ReviewsMemoir/Biography

    Review: My Glory Was I Had Such Friends

    by Joli July 11, 2017
    by Joli July 11, 2017

    I’ve read a lot of great books in my lifetime, but it’s rare that I read a book that actually changes my life. This memoir by Amy Silverstein is a must-read for everyone. Whether or not you think you like …

  • Book ReviewsSci-Fi/Fantasy

    Book Review: The Boy on the Bridge

    by Joli July 5, 2017
    by Joli July 5, 2017

    You guys, I was so looking forward to this one! One of my first book reviews here on LQ was The Girl with All the Gifts, which I was VERY surprised to enjoy. I’m not a thriller/sci-fi/fantasy reader, so I …

  • Book ReviewsMemoir/BiographySelf-Help

    Review: It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too)

    by Joli July 2, 2017
    by Joli July 2, 2017

    Nora McInerny is my grief hero and, whether you’re grieving someone (or something) or not, this is an amazing, funny, insightful read that you should most definitely pick up! A couple years ago, Nora miscarried her second child, lost her …

  • Book ReviewsMemoir/Biography

    Review: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward

    by Joli June 9, 2017
    by Joli June 9, 2017

    I’ve been devouring memoirs lately, and I’m really glad that My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward was one of them. It’s pretty easy to figure out what this one’s about from the title, but on the inside, this is …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: Castle of Water

    by Joli May 20, 2017
    by Joli May 20, 2017

    Oh my goodness, how I loved this book! I hope Dane Huckelbridge writes more fiction, because I will definitely read it. Castle of Water is the story of castaways on a desert island. Sound cliche? In this novel, it’s not at …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review – Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology

    by Joli May 18, 2017
    by Joli May 18, 2017

    Listen up, science lovers. This one’s for you! This book is pretty dang awesome. It talks about REALLY complicated scientific ideas, but makes them understandable. Yes, sometimes I still felt in above my head, but the things I learned from …

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