Category: reading

STRANGER, FATHER, BELOVED by Taylor Larsen [Book Thoughts]
July 14, 2016 book reviews, reading

STRANGER, FATHER, BELOVED by Taylor Larsen [Book Thoughts]

I received this book for review consideration from the publisher, via Shelf Awareness for Readers. All opinions are my own.Stranger, Father, Beloved Written by Taylor Larsen Published by Gallery Books on July 12th 2016 ISBN: 9781501124754 Genres: Fiction, Literary, Coming of Age, Family Life Format: ARC Pages: 272 Source: publisher, via Shelf Awareness for Readers In the tradition of Tom Perrotta’s Little Children, a “mesmerizing, unsparing” (Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!) debut novel about a […]

The Hamiltome Opens the Door to The Room Where it Happens [A Reader’s Journal]
July 12, 2016 A Reader's Journal, reading

The Hamiltome Opens the Door to The Room Where it Happens [A Reader’s Journal]

Hamilton: The Revolution Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter Audiobook read by Mariska Hargitay, Jeremy McCarter, Lin-Manuel Miranda Published by Grand Central Publishing on April 12th 2016 ISBN: 9781455539741 Genres: Nonfiction, Popular Culture, Entertainment & Performing Arts Format: audiobook Pages: 288 Source: purchased Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean […]

Building “The Book Bridge”: Call for Submissions #1!
July 7, 2016 reading

Building “The Book Bridge”: Call for Submissions #1!

I got enough positive feedback on my “review share” proposal last month that I’m moving forward with it! The project’s name is subject to change, but for now, it’s The Book Bridge: Connecting Each Other to Great Reads Let’s review the details: What I’d like to do is invite you to share the book you were most excited about during the last month, whether brand-new or backlist! It’s an opportunity to broadcast your enthusiasm to […]

Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, Books 1 and 2…Or, “My Brilliant Friend’s New Name” [A Reader’s Journal]
July 6, 2016 book reviews, reading

Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, Books 1 and 2…Or, “My Brilliant Friend’s New Name” [A Reader’s Journal]

My Brilliant Friend Series: The Neapolitan Novels #1 Written by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein Audiobook read by Hillary Huber Published by Europa Editions on September 25th 2012 ISBN: 9781609458638 Genres: Fiction, General, Literary Format: audiobook Pages: 336 Source: public library via Overdrive A modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to […]

DEAR MR. YOU by Mary-Louise Parker [Audiobook Thoughts]
June 2, 2016 book reviews, reading

DEAR MR. YOU by Mary-Louise Parker [Audiobook Thoughts]

Dear Mr. You Written by Mary-Louise Parker Audiobook read by Mary-Louise Parker Published by Scribner on November 10th 2015 ISBN: 9781501107832 Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Personal Memoirs Format: audiobook Pages: 240 Source: purchased A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman’s life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who […]

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES by Rebecca Traister (Audiobook Thoughts)
May 31, 2016 A Reader's Journal, reading

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES by Rebecca Traister (Audiobook Thoughts)

All the Single Ladies Written by Rebecca Traister Audiobook read by Candace Thaxton Published by Simon and Schuster on March 1st 2016 ISBN: 9781476716589 Genres: History, Social Science, Women’s Studies Format: audiobook Pages: 352 Source: purchased A nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in America, this “singularly triumphant work” (Los Angeles Times) by Rebecca Traister “the most brilliant voice on feminism in the country” (Anne Lamott) is “sure to be […]

April 26, 2016 A Reader's Journal, reading

Open Books: What I’m Reading

I’m in a weird place where I’m not reading anything on paper. I’m currently working through two e-books from the library, an audiobook, and the first graphic novel I bought to read in the Comixology app. Aside from the last, I’m strongly leaning toward nonfiction these days. Here’s a quick look at what I’m reading. All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister, audiobook read by Candace […]

THE CAPED CRUSADE by Glen Weldon [Audiobook Thoughts]
April 21, 2016 book reviews, reading

THE CAPED CRUSADE by Glen Weldon [Audiobook Thoughts]

The Caped Crusade Written by Glen Weldon Audiobook read by Glen Weldon Published by Simon and Schuster on March 22nd 2016 ISBN: 9781476756691 Genres: Social Science, Popular Culture, Media Studies Format: audiobook Pages: 336 Source: purchased A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman’s rises and falls throughout the ages—and what his story tells us about ourselves. Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping […]

YOU ARE ONE OF THEM by Elliott Holt [Book Thoughts]
April 7, 2016 book reviews, reading

YOU ARE ONE OF THEM by Elliott Holt [Book Thoughts]

You Are One of Them Written by Elliott Holt Published by Penguin on May 30th 2013 ISBN: 9781101617977 Genres: Fiction, Literary Format: ebook Pages: 304 Source: purchased “A hugely absorbing first novel from a writer with a fluid, vivid style and a rare knack for balancing the pleasure of entertainment with the deeper gratification of insight. More, please.”—Maggie Shipstead, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) “A story about Russia, the United States, friendship, identity, […]

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi [(Audio)Book Thoughts]
April 5, 2016 book reviews, reading

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi [(Audio)Book Thoughts]

When Breath Becomes Air Written by Paul Kalanithi Audiobook read by Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell Published by Random House Publishing Group on February 16th 2016 ISBN: 9780812988413 Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Medical Format: audiobook Pages: 256 Source: public library via Overdrive #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis […]

(Audio)Book Thoughts: NEGROLAND, A MEMOIR by Margo Jefferson
March 31, 2016 book reviews, reading

(Audio)Book Thoughts: NEGROLAND, A MEMOIR by Margo Jefferson

Negroland: A Memoir Written by Margo Jefferson Audiobook read by Robin Miles Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Pantheon on September 8th 2015 ISBN: 9781101870648 Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Cultural Heritage, African American Studies Format: audiobook Pages: 256 Source: public library via Overdrive At once incendiary and icy, mischievous and provocative, celebratory and elegiac—here is a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, and American culture through the prism of the author’s rarefied upbringing and education […]

PERFECTLY BROKEN by Robert Burke Warren–TLC Book Tour
March 24, 2016 book reviews, reading

PERFECTLY BROKEN by Robert Burke Warren–TLC Book Tour

Perfectly Broken Written by Robert Burke Warren Published by Story Plant on March 8th 2016 ISBN: 9781611882186 Genres: Fiction, Literary, Family Life Format: ARC Pages: 270 Source: publisher A galley copy of Perfectly Broken was provided by the publisher via TLC Book Tours to facilitate a review and participation in a promotional blog tour. I received no monetary compensation. All opinions are my own.   On first impression, Perfectly Broken reminded me of books like  Greg […]