Happy New Year! I’m a little late to the party but thought I’d share a bit about my reading year in 2022. In general, the year was a strange one. I know most of you can relate to that. From a reading perspective, it was unusual. My reading simply felt all over the place. I … Continue reading My year in reading: 2022
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2021: My Reading Year
Well, I think it's safe to say this year has been kind of strange for all of us. Here in the Netherlands, we were in full lockdown for the first half of the year, and now we're back here again until mid-January. I won't even begin to pretend that the pandemic hasn't affected my reading, … Continue reading 2021: My Reading Year
Writers & Lovers
Writers & Lovers by Lily King"I can’t find one moment, one sentence, that’s any good. Even the scenes I’ve clung to when all else seems lost—those first pages I wrote in Pennsylvania and the chapter I wrote in Albuquerque that poured out of me like a visitation—have dimmed. It all looks like a long stream … Continue reading Writers & Lovers
Reader’s Journal: Why you should read Anthony Marra (if you haven’t already)
This year I’ve read both of Anthony Marra’s books, The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. Both works were on so many ‘Best of’ lists the years they were published that I was wary, but I needn’t have worried. They both live up to the hype, especially The Tsar of … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Why you should read Anthony Marra (if you haven’t already)
Reader’s Journal: Norwegian by Night
At the age of 82, Sheldon Horowitz has been transplanted from Manhattan to Oslo, Norway. Sheldon's granddaughter Rhea brings Sheldon to Oslo to live with her and her husband Lars after the death of her grandmother, Mabel. Rhea believes, as did the late Mabel, that Sheldon is suffering from dementia that started when his son … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Norwegian by Night
A Few Favorite Books of 2017 (So Far)
I have long been meaning to get back to this blog. Every book I read, I think, "This is a good one...so much to say!" And then I say nothing at all, just move on to the next book. I think part of my lack of drive has to do that I've almost dropped social … Continue reading A Few Favorite Books of 2017 (So Far)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Yoga
Bear with me. This is a long one. I’ve been wanting to write a post about yoga since a few people expressed interest in it when I wrote this post...last year. Oops. People may not be so interested now, but maybe? What if I promise this post contains no yoga selfies? I swear. Not that … Continue reading What I Talk About When I Talk About Yoga
Sometimes I Just Can’t
Last Friday I picked up a book from the library that I put on hold five months ago. I was surprised to find it in my stack. (I may or may not have done a small fist pump of victory as I was leaving the library. I'm not a sporting person, so fist pumps go … Continue reading Sometimes I Just Can’t
Top Ten Tuesday: Best New-to-Me Authors in 2016
I feel terrible that I have been so bad at talking about what I am reading on the blog, because this really has been a terrific year in reading. I've been thinking about my favorite reads of the year, and many of them are by debut authors or authors whose works I hadn't read before. Today's … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best New-to-Me Authors in 2016
Reader’s Journal: Skippy Dies
Well, it looks like my entries for Reading Ireland Month will be a paltry two novels...but then again, with a book like Skippy Dies on that (very short) list, I feel less ashamed for only having two. People, I don't even know where to begin. In truth, I'm feeling very protective of this book and … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Skippy Dies
The Evening Reader 