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Whit

Illustrator, designer, and lover of books with a specialization in all things dark and spooky.

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    Book Review: Wild by Cheryl Strayed

    by Whit July 22, 2016
    by Whit July 22, 2016

    So, I finished Wild. It’sย a book that deviates from my usual interests. It’s not horror, it’s not a thriller, it’s not historical. And, I know this is a defeatist way of starting a book, but I was very prepared to …

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    Bookstores We Love: Once Upon a Crime, Minneapolis MN

    by Whit July 13, 2016
    by Whit July 13, 2016

    The store is unassuming, nestledย in the lowest level of a brick building right off a busy thoroughfare in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Once Upon a Crime’s 30 years as an independent bookstore, it has changed owners four times andย since April 1st …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

    by Whit May 27, 2016
    by Whit May 27, 2016

    My fellow LQ contributor, Kathleen, included The Girl on the Train in her list of captivating audiobooks to listen to, and I am happy to say that I wholeheartedly agree with her: This novel is a roller coaster ride of …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Sorting LOTR Characters into Hogwarts Houses

    by Whit May 20, 2016
    by Whit May 20, 2016

    I just out-nerded myself by spending an exorbitant amount of time explaining to my fiance, whilst watching the extended director’s cut of The Fellowship of the Ring, which Lord of the Ring’s characters would go into each Hogwarts house. I …

  • Book ReviewsSuspense/Thriller

    Review: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

    by Whit May 16, 2016
    by Whit May 16, 2016

    I read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. Why? Well, it kept popping up on “best of” lists for horror novels, it featured an unorthodox text format that intrigued me, and most importantly, it was on the Buy Two, …

  • Book Lists

    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Whit May 8, 2016
    by Whit May 8, 2016

    Whit I’m on a total thriller / mystery kick after binging on The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins and wanting more afterward. In the Woods by Tana French – I picked this up at the mystery bookstore near …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    How to Get Out of a Reading Rut

    by Whit April 28, 2016
    by Whit April 28, 2016

    Some people have constant, reliable reading habits. Their “currently reading” status rotates on a steady and regular basis, they complete books from start to finish, never abandoning a book midway through, and they never have to go into a panic …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Group Chat: Shakespeare! In Honor of #Shakespeare400

    by Whit April 23, 2016
    by Whit April 23, 2016

    It’s kind of hard to believe that it has been 400 years since Shakespeare passed away, leaving behind the most iconic tales of the modern age, which have shaped storytelling for centuries afterward. 400 years, and we still use his …

  • Book ReviewsSuspense/Thriller

    Review: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

    by Whit April 20, 2016
    by Whit April 20, 2016

    I suppose it’s not really that much of a surprise that a lover of thrillers, horror, and mystery, such as myself, would absolutely adore Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects. I sped through the novel at a record pace (she sure knows …

  • Bookish Stuff & Things

    The Wisdom of Dorothy Parker

    by Whit April 15, 2016
    by Whit April 15, 2016

    If you haven’t read the poetry and short stories of Dorothy Parker, then you are missing out on one of literature’s wittiest voices. With one expertly placed line, Parker cuts down to the bitter and humorous truths of every day …

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