“Every choice makes some things in life more possible and some things less — remember upsides and downsides?” I was driving into work the day when I heard that Nora Ephron had passed away. I heard the report on Morning Edition just as I was driving over the Constitution Bridge in Lock Haven. The sunlightContinue reading “Sister Mother Husband Dog: (etc.)”
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Humans of New York and Super Graphic
I’ll make this quick, like these books were in a manner of speaking. They are coffee table books in the sense that they do not follow a narrative and intend to engage readers with visual images. I enjoyed both of these books in that sense. Brandon Stanton, the photographer and mastermind of the project, updatesContinue reading “Humans of New York and Super Graphic”
French Words of Wisdom
French Words of Wisdom In September I started reviewing books for Library Journal – specifically Home Economics books for the Science & Technology division. The Art of French Pastry by Jacquy Pfeiffer and Martha Rose Shulman will be published in December 2013. An excerpt from my review: Accompanying the recipes are attractive photographs, as well asContinue reading “French Words of Wisdom”
A Year of Mornings
A beautiful, visually-engaging coffee table book that takes the viewer into the intimate moments of each of the authors’ mornings over the course of a year in A Year of Mornings. Maria Alexandra Vettese (MAV) and Stephanie Congdon Barnes (SCB) both live in Portland – that is, one lives in Portland, Maine (MAV) and the otherContinue reading “A Year of Mornings”
Eleanor & Park
This book took the young adult/library reader’s advisory world by storm this past winter. All the librarians and bloggers out there were reading. Being at the point of midterms when it was most popular, I thought I could write off Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park until the summer. But John Green’s review in The NewContinue reading “Eleanor & Park”
Summer Reading 2013
Books I want to read (or finish reading…) this summer: – Vampires in the Lemon Grove – Karen Russell – A Game of Thrones – George R. R. Martin – The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman – The Night Circus – Erin Morgentsten – The Interestings – Meg Wolitzer – THE MARRIAGE PLOT – Jeffrey Eugenides (IHATEEVERYTHING;ESPECIALLYTHISBOOK) – Reading Lolita in Tehran* –Continue reading “Summer Reading 2013”
Found : The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items From Around The World
Inspired by listening to the Too Beautiful To Live podcast featuring Davy Rothbart and reading his other book My Heart is an Idiot, I picked up Found at the library. Found: The Best, Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items From Around The World is exactly what the title says it is. The book contains the notes, birthdayContinue reading “Found : The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items From Around The World”
The Walking Dead
I am a glutton for punishment. The Walking Dead series is one of the most graphic books I have read – comic and novel alike. Yet, I read them. I don’t want to, but I want to know how it ends. How does a future zombie outbreak? Does it? We’ll see.
Butter
Body issues is a popular topic in literature. We can all relate in some way to not feeling insecure with some part of our DNA/God-given body. We all, however, cannot relate to obesity. Butter is obese. Butter isn’t even the protagonist’s real name, but the name given to him by high school bullies and theContinue reading “Butter”
Mile Markers : The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run
I am a runner. Nowhere in that statement do I mean to imply that I am a fast runner or a strong runner. I simply mean by that statement that I run. I run to feel good and whole. Runners are runners if they say so — and Kristin Armstrong emphasizes this sentiment in MileContinue reading “Mile Markers : The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run”
Cassidy B. Charles 