My reading was a little less productive this month. I wish I could blame it on being busy but really it’s just the ups and downs of quarantine. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star! Florence Adler Swims Forever Rachel Beanland This book follows a 1930s Jewish family as…Read More
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March Reading List
This month things got serious in the U.S. with COVID-19 and life shifted radically from outdoors to in. One of the upsides of this is that I (and everyone else) have a lot more time to read! This is what I got into this month. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted…Read More
February Reading List
It was a pretty low-key month of reading this February. But reading fewer books than usual allowed me to dive into some really interesting topics. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star! Cinderella, Liberator Rebecca Solnit This was a really fun take on the classic fairytale. Solnit (author of…Read More
January Reading List
Last year I read 100 books. It was an amazing time and a feat I’m very proud of. But this year I’m not setting a reading goal. I want to be able to read longer form pieces (like the 5 volume 3,000 page Dostoevsky biography I have my eye on) without having to worry about…Read More
December Reading List
This month was a mad dash to make it to my 2019 goal of reading 100 books. And I did it! These are the volumes that got me through the finish line. Havana Libre Robert Arellano I didn’t realize this book is part two of a mystery series. But it works well on its own…Read More
November Reading List
I was way off my game this month. I don’t know what I was doing but it wasn’t enough reading! Since I only met about half my quota this month I’ll have a lot to catch up on in December. Champagne: How the World’s Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times Don and…Read More