Nicotine by Zell Zink Penny finishes college and returns home only to lose her father. With his death, the family drifts apart, and Penny drifts lost. Heading for the house left to her she finds it filled with squatters, and no heart to tell them to leave. Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller Most every woman my … Continue reading The next 5 books I’m reading
New year, new reading plan! This year I'm determined to read a few things I wouldn't normally pick up, and branch out of my default settings in book selection. Read a classic Read an indie press book Read a book from a new genre Read a book I own but have never read Read a … Continue reading Reading Goals for 2017
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book - but it covers a time I'm intrigued by, but don't know much about. Post Russian Revolution, while much of the West is celebrating the booming economy and a return to life post war, Moscow is very different. Count Rostov helped propel the Revolution in its … Continue reading A Gentleman in Moscow
I ran through the first season of The Crown on Netflix at a surprising pace. And I felt like it left me with a cliff hanger, as any quality show would now. But this is based on real life. I went in search of a biography and in looking through search results this book jumped … Continue reading Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of the Modern Monarch
The Land of Enchantment is a journey through a tortured romance, an emotionally abusive relationship, and a first love. Leigh Stein walks you through what she saw at the time as a beautifully romantic love story. From suburban Chicago, to the New Mexico desert, to Brooklyn, Stein tells the story of how they met, started … Continue reading The Land of Enchantment
My first Book of the Month club box arrived! It came with a tote, a wine koozie, and a book mark. I'm pretty excited to get started with All the Ugly and Wonderful Things too! If you're looking for bookish box, I'd like to suggest this one - it's been around since 1926. (Fun fact: … Continue reading First Book of the Month box
In book related great things I've found on the internet lately: This may be a little old, but I ran across it recently. Put together by Powell Books (yes, that Powell Books) you'll want to keep track of this to update your To Be Read list: 25 Women to Read Before You Die When you're … Continue reading What Maggie’s reading that aren’t books
