I lost my reading way a bit at the end of 2021, due in part to the chaos of the holiday season and in part to the emotional weight of COVID year three. But I’m getting back into a literary groove this month with these titles! Thank you Random House for gifting me these books,…Read More
Literature
October Reading List
I dove into some very spooky October reads this month! Waking the Witch Pam Grossman I picked this up on a trip to Salem and it’s been a fascinating read! Grossman analyzes the history of witches and how they’ve been demonized for being independent women operating outside of society. I read a lot about feminism…Read More
June Reading List
We’re halfway through the year and I’m halfway to my goal of 100 books! If you want to pick up any of these reads I recommend Brookline Booksmith and Harvard Bookstore locally. And Amazon and ThriftBooks online for deals. These are the titles that kept me reading late into the night this month. Thank you…Read More
Latina Literature List
Ever since the sexual assault allegations came out against Junot Diaz, one of my favorite Latin American authors, I’ve been performing literary penance. I’m not sure if it’s on my behalf or his but I’ve been diving into Latina authors in place of his work. And what a world I’ve been missing. I’ve never felt…Read More
6 Year Blogiversary!
Six years ago today I sat down and tentatively penned my first post for Trends and Tolstoy. 12 countries, hundreds of books, and countless glasses of champagne later, I’m a better person for it. Writing this blog has helped me pursue and discover my passions, and has allowed me (through lots of hard work and…Read More
The Gilded Years
This week I took a break from reading about death (whoops, uh-oh, what’s wrong with me?) to check out The Gilded Years by my girl Karin Tanabe. The historical fiction novel is based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first African American woman to graduate from Vassar. What makes it a story? No one…Read More