My book club designated The Life We Bury as June’s book to read, and what’s super cool is that the author, Allen Eskens, is from Minnesota! He’s joining our book club for the night, and I can’t wait to ask …
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Ten or so years ago, I completely lost myself in a novel called The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I don’t remember many of the novel’s details – it’s the intersecting stories of people connected to a work of …
While Joli is out enjoying her well-deserved vacation, I have the privilege of creating my own Midweek Mix! She has a knack for creating fun, informative, and just plain awesome collections so…no pressure, right? Who Is this Becky Person? What you …
For some reason, I’m really attracted to novels from this same time period – a time of western expansion, when life was constant work on the American frontier. Work to keep a house, to make a living, to grow and …
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned …
We have a reader question! Erin asks via Facebook: You gals seem to tear through books and I’m wondering how you do it! I know it’s cliche but how do you make the time for it? Do you have a …
“Is that a space ship on the cover of that book?” my friend asked incredulously, as I settled in next to her with Leviathan Wakes. “Yeah,” I said, shyly. And then I qualified, “I mean, this isn’t really my thing.” …
Hello bookish people! This Midweek Mix is a special edition because (drum roll please)…I’m going on vacation! Huzzah! Although I got married 2.5 years ago, the hubby and I are finally taking the vacation that we’re calling our honeymoon. Glacier …
I’m moving this coming weekend, which means I still have to pack up my entire apartment because I’m a huge procrastinator. I’ve decided to tackle packing my books first because 1) it’s super fun and 2) it’s the least complicated* …