Category Archives: non-fiction

Fall Check-In

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

The thing about book blogging is that you can’t do it if you aren’t reading, and I’ve been struggling this fall. I read a grand total of three books in September (four if you count the romance novel manuscript I … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery, non-fiction, review | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Quarterly Report

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

I won’t bore you (or myself) with the banal personal struggles that have been making it hard to blog. I’m just coming out of the busy middle of the semester, but it’s really the will I lack rather than the … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, non-fiction, review | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

In the Days of Rain, by Rebecca Stott

Posted on February 4, 2018 by

The subtitle of Rebecca Stott’s memoir In the Days of Rain is A Daughter, a Father, a Cult. “Growing up in and escaping a cult” memoirs have been a minor theme of my reading. I think (look away, Mom and … Continue reading →

Posted in non-fiction, review | Tagged , | 7 Comments

New Year Check-In

Posted on January 14, 2018 by

Well, 2018 hasn’t given us a break from the firehose of ridiculous and horrifying news. But so far, I’ve been successful in my goal of “bookending” my days, and that’s meant less exposure to the stream via Twitter. My FOMO … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, non-fiction, review | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Border, by Kapka Kassabova

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Kapka Kassabova’s Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe is an example of why I like to wait until the very end of the year/new year to write my year in review post. I just finished it and I … Continue reading →

Posted in non-fiction, review | Tagged , | 3 Comments