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Tournament of Books 2017 | My Bracket

I came. I (tried to) read. I did not exactly conquer. And here we are. The Tournament has arrived! I had reasonable intentions, but just wasn’t feeling many of the books this year for one reason or another. Despite my lackluster reading, I’ve managed to get through 7 of the titles, which is plenty to keep up decently enough with the ToB chatter. I had filled out my bracket a week or so ago, and…

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It's Monday, March 6th | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, March 6th | What Are You Reading?

I’m coming down off of a pseudo-relaxing weekend. I didn’t have to work. We didn’t have anywhere we had to go. No big things absolutely had to get done. Just some regular, old chill-time, play-time, me-time, and it was GREAT. I have a miles-long to do list, but honestly, ignoring it was totally worth it. I’m finally feeling somewhat healthy and back to myself again (after strep throat and the…

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#annie hartnett #crooked media #evicted: poverty and profit in the american city #matthew desmond #monday reading #NPR #project milwaukee: segregation matters #rabbit cake #reading #rebecca solnit #the mother of all questions

What I Read | February 2017

I read a whopping three books this month, which isn’t awesome, but is better than none at all. It was a super busy month with lots of life stuff happening, and the days just kept clicking on by. Also, I’ve been taken down hard for the past week and a half with strep throat and a cold, and finally am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, now that I’m on an antibiotic. Luckily this…

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New & Noteworthy | February 2017 Edition

Wow, ya’ll, wow. The month is pretty much over, whoops. In any case, I’m coming at you with the next (late, late, late) installment of New & Noteworthy, highlighting five frontlist titles releasing this month. Necessary disclaimer: I’m incredibly unlikely to read all five of these books this month, or even this year. This is an exercise for me to (attempt to) chill myself out and focus a bit on…

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#a separation #Claire Fuller #everything belongs to us #frontlist #harmless like you #Katie Kitamura #new and noteworthy #new releases #reading #rowan hisayo buchanan #swimming lessons #the woman next door #Yewande Omotoso #yoojin grace wuertz

It's Monday, February 20th | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, February 20th | What Are You Reading?

This past weekend I went to my nephew’s first birthday party. What!?! How is that even possible. My sister and I were pregnant together, which means my sweet Baby E isn’t too far behind, and will be celebrating his own first birthday in less than two months. WHAT!?! Due to being busy, distractable, and otherwise unfocused, I’m reading the same things as last week. However, I am flying through Big…

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#big little lies #dexter palmer #kindred #liane moriarty #monday reading #octavia e butler #version control

It's Monday, February 13th | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, February 13th | What Are You Reading?

Sorry for the unexplained absence. Stress, and stuff. At least I’ve been reading! I flew through Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, which was nothing short of amazing. Is it sad that I feel like I flew through it, when in reality it took me ten days to read? Ahhhh, new realities. I’m still going to try to get through another few Tournament reads, but honestly, am losing interest in the short list a bit. Many…

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What I Read | January 2017

Go me! I read five books this month! Well, if we’re being technical, and I guess we can go there, I *listened* to three books, and *read* two books. But whatever, it’s all good to me. Read The Vegetarian, by Han Kang Not as weird as it was sold to me as, but I liked it a lot. The ending kind of just petered out a bit, but it didn’t ruin the experience for me all that much. I say, read it if you…

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#all the birds in the sky #barack obama #chanelle benz #charlie jane anders #colson whitehead #dreams from my father #elizabeth strout #han kang #my name is lucy barton #reading #the man who shot out my eye is dead #the underground railroad #the vegetarian #what i read

It's Monday, January 23rd | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, January 23rd | What Are You Reading?

Love, love, LOVED seeing all of the photos of those of you who marched this past weekend. I desperately wanted to go myself, and just know I was there in spirit. Good work, my friends. In reading news, I’m still reading much of the same as I was last week, although I have made steady progress in both. The Underground Railroad is really starting to heat up, and I’m finding myself wanting to drive…

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#all the birds in the sky #charlie jane anders #colson whitehead #monday reading #reading #the underground railroad

Tournament Of Books 2017 | Prepping, Planning, & Strategizing

Ok, folks. It’s time. After obsessively refreshing (and refreshing, and refreshing) The Morning News site, impatiently and anxiously awaiting the short list announcement, I find myself overall quite tickled by the results. Last year was honestly a bit of a disappointing line-up, and I found myself loosing interest, and never even ended up posting final thoughts, or really much of anything along…

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It's (Late) Monday, January 16th | What Are You Reading?

It’s (Late) Monday, January 16th | What Are You Reading?

I’ve been book hopping like a mofo lately. I got into a bit of a funk waiting around for the ToB short list, and have since abandoned everything I *was* reading either to DNF-land or later-land. I’m starting to get back on track. Whew. I’m a ways into The Underground Railroad audiobook, and so far so good. I’m taking a quick detour to listen to My Name Is Lucy Barton, since my ticket came up at…

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2017 Bookish, Blogging, & Otherwise (Non)Goals Ramble

This post feels a little belated and rambly, but I definitely needed the extra reflection time, and am just going to go with it. The end of 2016 flew by in a blur of work, here and there, and everywhere, ergo I didn’t get much, or really any, time to reflect on the year that was, and the year that will be. I’m not keen on “resolutions” or making big, momentous proclamations at the start of the…

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It's Monday, January 9th. | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, January 9th. | What Are You Reading?

Another week gone by, where does the time go? I finished my first book of the year, The Vegetarian, and think it was overall an excellent choice. I didn’t love the end, but didn’t hate it either. Next up, I decided to try out a short story collection, The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead, which releases later this month, and so far it’s pretty good, but a little too early to tell. I really…

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#barack #chanelle benz #dreams from my father #han kang #john darnielle #monday #monday reading #the man who shot out my eye is dead #the vegetarian #wolf in white van

New & Noteworthy | January 2017 Edition

I always love perusing Edelweiss, NetGalley, and publishing house websites in anticipation of the latest books hitting the shelves. I’ve never really done routine posts on the blog highlighting those catching my attention, but let me tell you, I have some intense spreadsheet action keeping track of every minute detail. For the new year, I have decided each month to pare down my massive list and…

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#chanelle benz #difficult women #emily ruskovich #fever dream #frontlist #idaho #lindsey lee johnson #megan mcdowell #new releases #roxane gay #samantha schweblin #the man who shot out my eye is dead #the most dangerous place on earth

It's Monday, January 2nd | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, January 2nd | What Are You Reading?

Ya’ll, I’m so behind the times. The Tournament of Books 2017 long (SO LONG) list was released almost a month ago already, and I just found out about it this past week. Oof. Alas, I’ve only read 9 (almost 10!) of the (so ridiculous) 120 books mentioned, and so will just be waiting around to see what makes the short list. I’m hoping to squeeze in one or two of the “for sures” before the short list…

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#alexis m. smith #barack obama #dreams from my father #glaciers #han kang #monday reading #reading #the vegetarian #ToB17

It's Monday, December 19th | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, December 19th | What Are You Reading?

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s wondering how in the, what the what, is it Christmas already? I’m working the holiday this year, and normally am not that bothered to do so… but it’s Baby E’s first Christmas, and I find myself a little melancholy over my my life choices bringing me to this place where I have to work my baby’s first Christmas. I know it’s not a big deal, and he won’t even…

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#AMonthofFaves2016 | My Winter Reading List

[I thought I’d pop in and out of this month long blogging event hosted by the lovelies Girlxoxo, Traveling with T, and Estella’s Revenge. It’s no secret I’ve been in a blogging and reading slump, and thought this might be a nice way to end the year on a high note. Maybe? Yes? I’ll try.] Today we’re talking books. This is still a book blog after all… though you may not know it based on recent…

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#AMonthofFaves2016 #colson whitehead #dear fang #han kang #homegoing #jung yun #reading #rufi thorpe #shelter #TBR #the underground railroad #the vegetarian #with love #yaa gyasi

It's Monday, December 12th | What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday, December 12th | What Are You Reading?

Well, I haven’t done a Monday post since August. Whoopsies! Although I haven’t really read a spectacular amount since then, so it’s probably a good thing I didn’t just post the same books over and over for weeks at a time. Anyways, here we are. I feel like I’m finally getting some of my reading mojo back. The Hubs and I have been reading in the evenings after Baby E goes to bed, and it has been…

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