I had a recent realization that most that I read a lot of serious books, and mostly on history. Now doesn't feel like the time for such books though. I pulled together some feel-good reads and books that are sure to make you laugh. Memoirs Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me and Why Not Me … Continue reading Quarantine Reads
I've rarely bought a book in the last couple of years. While I go to my library on a somewhat regular basis, I also have been getting a lot of ebooks and audiobooks from the library. If you're new to either and in need of some reading material, here are a couple of ways to … Continue reading Borrowing books when the library is closed
I tried to fill my commute with podcasts. I really tried. I found a couple I like. Literally, a couple: West Wing Weekly and The British History Podcast. Don’t worry! I can, in fact, hear you groaning about what I nerd am! I’ve tried audiobooks off and on. Usually, it’s been a result of being … Continue reading Audiobooks Worth Turning Up
If you're not into history, these books may change your mind. While this may sound odd, this probably my favorite, or at least most frequently read time period. I'd blame it on my history degree, but this started well before college. This is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, with something for everyone. 1. Life … Continue reading 8 Books Set During World War II
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
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
I was worried at first starting Talking As Fast As I Can, thinking I'd spend the full book wishing it was about Lorelai instead of Lauren Graham. Turns out, Lauren and Lorelai have a lot in common. Including coffee. And her writing will keep you going, and keep you laughing, much the way Lorelai and Rory's … Continue reading Talking as fast as I can
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
Between Me and The World: There has been no better time to read this book than now. Actually a better would have been about the time it was written. With the country in mayhem, feeling disjointed, out of control, this is a must read. It's been out for a year, and I'm pretty surprised I … Continue reading Currently Reading: Between Me and The World
