Well, it took me a little while, but I finally read Becoming. As expected, it was excellent. Since I live in Chicago there's always someone on my commute reading it, but I still had that feeling you get when you see someone in public reading the same book as you, and you think how you … Continue reading Becoming
Over the last few years, there have been several books I've started and not finished. Or kept coming back to, but would read in other books in between. One of my reading resolutions this year was to actually finish those books. So far...I am not doing well. Here's a rundown of what I have bookmarks … Continue reading Unfinished Books
I recently had to put together some ideas for a Midwest road trip for work. It doesn't happen often that I do anything travel related. But it got me thinking about a road trip, around the Midwest or out West. These books will either inspire you or satisfy your need to hit the road. 1. … Continue reading 5 books about the Great American Road Trip
When I can't go hiking or I'm feeling far from nature I've found it's easy to reconnect through a book that takes you on a hike. Here are five books to will make you want to hit the trail. 1. A Walk in the Woods A Bill Bryson classic, this is one book most people … Continue reading 5 books to get you on the trail
As part of my memoir kick, I picked up The Sound of Gravel. The story of a girl and her siblings growing up in a fundamentalist Mormon compound in Mexico, Ruth Warnier spent her childhood moving between Mexico, California, and Texas. The house her family lived in on the Le Baron Compound in Mexico was … Continue reading The Sound of Gravel
I've read a lot of books like Into This Air. Travel writing, memoirs, biographies, history. I haven't read a book like this in a long time, though. I know how it ends. It's like reading about the Titanic. Along the way you become attached to each person on the mountain, you forget it's not fiction. … Continue reading Into Thin Air
The first Gaiman book I've finished, and it was a perfect way to dive in. The Ocean at the End of The Lane was worth the wait, and beautiful start to an author I know I'll read more from. Short enough to be mistaken for a children's book, but certainly not written as one, this … Continue reading The Ocean at The End of the Lane
In my rummaging online I found a few lists that will get you headed to your nearest book store. And, if your 2017 reading resolutions are anything like mine, it'll help you cross some off your list. Irresistible Books: Small Presses in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017's Best Poetry 10 Works of Black Literature America Needs … Continue reading 5 lists to find your next read
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
