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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

  • Bookish Stuff & ThingsLiving Life Bookishly

    Joli’s Midweek Mix: Volume 3

    by Joli March 23, 2016
    by Joli March 23, 2016

    I’m back! #BookishMadness was stealing all my time last week, but since we’re not voting again until Thursday, this week has been less crazy. By the way, don’t forget to keep voting! Some interesting book pairs have been going up …

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    Review: The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie

    by Joli March 20, 2016
    by Joli March 20, 2016

    This novel can be described with the following list of very interesting adjectives: quirky, ironic, karmic, squirrelly, political, joyful, maddening, hilarious, emotional, awkward, and even Pynchonesque at times. Is your interest piqued? It should be! I had a good time reading …

  • Bookish Stuff & ThingsLiving Life Bookishly

    Joli’s Midweek Mix: Volume 2

    by Joli March 9, 2016
    by Joli March 9, 2016

    It’s time again for my midweek mix of (mostly) bookish links to stuff n’ things! What did you find interesting this week? 40 Great Books Coming to a Screen Near You There are so many books on this list that …

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    Review: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

    by Joli March 7, 2016
    by Joli March 7, 2016

    Friends, this was a difficult one for me to get through. The Aviator’s Wife is a work of historical fiction about Ann Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh’s wife. Narrated by Ann, the novel follows her from her college years in 1927 until …

  • Bookish Stuff & ThingsLiving Life Bookishly

    Joli’s Midweek Mix: Volume 1

    by Joli March 2, 2016
    by Joli March 2, 2016

    It’s time for a new weekly post on LQ. I keep finding awesome bookish (and sometimes just cool) stuff online that I want to share with you. So, this is my space to do it! Every Wednesday I’ll post a …

  • Book ReviewsSuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

    by Joli February 29, 2016
    by Joli February 29, 2016

    Wow. What a whirlwind this tiny little book is! This is the first I’ve read of Gillian Flynn’s works. Yes, I know, everyone who’s anyone talks about how good they are. But creepy is just not my thing! So I …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

    by Joli February 25, 2016
    by Joli February 25, 2016

    Bel Canto is a story about love, mostly. Love, music, language, terrorism, friendship – the book definitely doesn’t fail to deliver on those themes. Set in South America, the story (based on a true story) begins when a large roomful of mostly affluent …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

    Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

    by Joli February 19, 2016
    by Joli February 19, 2016

    Magic. Pure magic. This book…I’m almost at a loss for words! If you haven’t yet read All the Light We Cannot See, it’s imperative that you put it on your TBR list this instant. Anthony Doerr’s brilliant and captivating style …

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    Girl of the ’90s? Let’s take a bookish walk down memory lane.

    by Joli February 15, 2016
    by Joli February 15, 2016

    Were you a preadolescent girl of the 90s with an obsession for Lip Smackers, Skip-its, doodling in class and, of course, books? If so, you and I are soul mates. I was a book guzzler at that age. I would …

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    The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey

    by Joli February 6, 2016
    by Joli February 6, 2016

    When this book popped up as the next to be read in my book club, I had no idea what to expect. See, I like jumping into book club books without reading about them first. I don’t read the synopsis …

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