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  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review: The Professor and the Madman

    by Janna October 31, 2016
    by Janna October 31, 2016

    The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has long been criticized for being pretentious and elitist with a touch of sexism. But it has also been praised and continues to be praised as one of the most significant publications in history. Dictionaries …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: Here I Am

    by Aubrey October 7, 2016
    by Aubrey October 7, 2016

    Jonathan Safran Foer is perhaps best known for writing Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I haven’t yet read it, but I have several friends who loved it and Foer came highly recommended. A friend suggested his new novel, Here I …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Reading Around the World: Vacation Edition

    by Janna September 27, 2016
    by Janna September 27, 2016

    Is there anything better than reading on vacation? I donโ€™t think so. I make sure every time I travel to take some time to slow down and read to my heartโ€™s content. And in August, I was lucky enough to …

  • Book ReviewsChick Lit

    Review: What Alice Forgot

    by Janna August 29, 2016
    by Janna August 29, 2016

    What Alice Forgot was my first Liane Moriarty novel, but it definitely wonโ€™t be my last! Alice wakes up after hitting her head at the gym and has forgotten the last 10 years of her life. She doesn’t remember her …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Reading Around the World: Charlottesville, VA

    by Becky August 27, 2016
    by Becky August 27, 2016

    My husband and I met in graduate school where he was a year ahead of me. We are close with many of his classmates and one of his former roommates recently got married at his alma mater – the University …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Reading Around the World: Washington, D.C.

    by Becky August 11, 2016
    by Becky August 11, 2016

    My husband and I love our families dearly, and to us, nothing is better than spending time with themย chatting and playing cards. Problem is, our families are literally spread across the country from coast to coast. When my brother mentioned …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

    Review: Constellations of Vital Phenomena

    by Janna August 9, 2016
    by Janna August 9, 2016

    โ€œLife: a constellation of vital phenomenaโ€”organization, irritability, movement, growth, reproduction, adaptation.โ€ Typically, working the bookโ€™s title into the story annoys me because a lot of the time it doesnโ€™t work. But in the case of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Book Tour Review: Lift

    by Janna July 28, 2016
    by Janna July 28, 2016

    Thanks to TLC Book Tours for the chance to read and review Lift! I should preface by saying last year, I decided I was going to try running. I downloaded the Couch to 5k app on my phone and made …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    The Under-Appreciated: Coffee Table Books

    by Becky July 25, 2016
    by Becky July 25, 2016

    Great content is all around us, and too often I feel that we miss out on fun, interesting, and quality reads just because of a label or stereotype. I hope to debunk some of these misnomers and give credit where …

  • Book ReviewsMemoir/Biography

    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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