Arcadia by Lauren Groff
When Arcadia hit the shelves last month, I knew I had to get it as soon as I saw it was about a commune. I have always had a bit of an obsession with communes (ah hem, “intentional communities”). Even...
View ArticleSkippy Dies
I first saw a strong review to read Skippy Dies in my Entertainment Weekly, but fate sealed the deal not two weeks later when I was browsing the shelves of my local independent bookstore (Northtown...
View ArticleSummer Reading
I’ve slowed down on my summer reading, compared to my usual pace. Too much knitting. I guess I can only do one recreational sport at a time. And yes, knitting and reading both count as recreational...
View ArticleFlight Behavior
I honestly haven’t done much reading in the past months. Not like me, I know. I blame it all on my major knitting binge. I had been listening to quite a few audiobooks via Audible on my smart phone…but...
View ArticleReading Catch Up
Believe it or not, I actually have been reading something other than What To Expect the First Year and five billion titles on how to get your baby to sleep through the night. Let’s just say those...
View ArticleLike a Squirrel
‘Tis the season: Fall Bounty. Everything gets hoarded in like a squirrel preparing for winter. Not pictured: two cases of applesauce canned (check!), three cases of pear butter canned (check!), too...
View ArticleThree Weeks…No Sugar
My name is Andrea, and it has been three weeks since I last ate sugar. Okay, two weeks and five days since I last ate sugar. When it comes to feats like this, one must always Round Up. It makes you...
View ArticleFinished
Many finishes this week. Namely summer. It saddens me that we must wait another nine months to see summer again, and yet I am secretly a teensy bit happy to see the season go. Teensy bit, mind you....
View ArticleNeed Amazing Book to Read
It has been a while since I read a good book. I keep stumbling onto duds I don’t even bother to finish. Very unlike me. My last two reads I found browsing my library’s ebooks collection online. Both...
View ArticleWhat I Am Reading Now
The library came through for me with an Ebook I have been waiting to read for a while: Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen. I am a huge Carl fan. Yes, we are on a first name basis. We’re kindred spirits. I read...
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