Why Did I Listen To The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins? Wow, that is like the longest title of all time. So, I bought The Murder Of The Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized A City and Sparked The Tabloid […]
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner | Book Review
March 11, 2016
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner is among the best books I’ve read so far in 2016, debut or no. I suppose it is a bit premature to proclaim this already in March. However, there was something about Zentner’s The Serpent King that really spoke to me on a deeper level. This book is beautiful, […]
My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life by Ruth Reichl | Audiobook Review
February 15, 2016
Why Did I Listen To My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life by Ruth Reichl? Ruth Reichl’s My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life is a book that was on the Listening Library/ Penguin Random House audiobook app Volumes under review copies. I downloaded it because I love books about food. I […]
The Trouble With Destiny by Lauren Morrill | Book Review
January 26, 2016
The Trouble With Destiny by Lauren Morrill has the distinction of being my first book of 2016. No regrets with that — I had quite the pleasant time reading this book. The Trouble With Destiny is a book that has not really been hyped by my friends and perhaps I am the black sheep with this […]
The Martian by Andy Weir | Audiobook Review
January 22, 2016
Why Did I Listen To The Martian by Andy Weir? I honestly started listening to The Martian by Andy Weir because of a twitter conversation. I think the conversation happened after I saw Jurassic World – not that this is totally relevant, just the timing of that sticks out in my mind. Anyways we were […]
Rising Strong by Brene Brown | Audiobook Review
December 28, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Book? In my real life, I spend a bit of time with helping professionals – namely licensed clinical social workers, so, I tend to pick up on big deal names and things in those professional circles. One name I consistently hear is Brene Brown. What I do in real life, […]