Well, I'm back.
Hi. Again. You know how sometimes you start a blog because your freelance career, and your full-time painting job, and you volunteer...
A book that's fun but flawed
There's a very touching back story to this book: the author, Jane Lotter, was a very successful humorist writing for the Seattle Sun and...
"Chick Lit" & my issues with that term
Ok. I have a somewhat complicated relationship and set of reactions to this book, but to start: it is ultimately about four friends who...
Characters named Hope
On August 1, 2016 I tweeted: "I get pretty annoyed with female literary characters named Hope." I’m behind on updating this blog so...
Everyone has a little Jane Austen in their life.
If you've never picked up a Jane Austen novel in your life, I still believe you will enjoy this book. I can't say this for certain (since...
A Prison Story? A Ghost Story? A Woman's Story.
Fair warning: you will hit a point where you will not want to put this book down. So if you’re like me, prepare for a “stay up late to...
Different is just...different.
It would be so easy to say this book is about a boy "somewhere on the spectrum." Or it would be easy to say that this is a book about a...
Women who can wash their own clothes
There's a moment in the movie "Alex & Emma" (please don't judge me too harshly for loving that movie) where the two title characters are...
