Category Archives: Nonfiction

What I’ve Been Reading

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Time to take a breath! For the last month I’ve been thinking of all the reviews I want to write, because I’ve been reading some terrific books. Tomorrow! is always the day I’m finally going to write a post on … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Nonfiction, Novels, Writing | 2 Comments

New Year, New Books (Part 2)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Please pardon my really super fabulous photography skills. Thank goodness I don’t have a food blog. I actually have thought about sharing some recipes here from time to time, but every picture I take of food…well, something happens, and let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, New Books, Nonfiction, Novels, Short Stories | 4 Comments

The Story Behind the Story

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

I recently read Carol Sklenicka’s biography Raymond Carver: A Writer’s Life. The book is long and contains exhaustive detail about Carver’s life. I suppose it’s well researched, and it did well with the book critics, but having read it, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Nonfiction, Reader's Journal | 2 Comments

The Album Project

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

As I may have mentioned 9,457 times on Twitter, I have been reading Nick Hornby’s Songbook (31 Songs to those of you outside of the U.S.). These essays are as much about each of the 31 songs he chooses to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Nonfiction, Reader's Journal, The Album Project | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Favorite Books of 2009

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

I was trying to put off listing my favorite books of 2009 until next week, but I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I am going to take the risk that the last few books wouldn’t have made it into this … Continue reading →

Posted in Admin, Fiction, Nonfiction | 11 Comments

TSS: What I’ve Been Reading

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

I thought I might try to pick this up again. Hopefully one or two people are still dropping by, but no matter. I missed writing here, so I might as well give it a go. I can’t believe it’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Nonfiction, Novels, Sunday Salon | 12 Comments

Sunday Salon: Author Biographies

Posted on April 5, 2009 by

This past week, writer Maud Newton reviewed Brad Gooch’s new Flannery O’Connor biography on NPR. In her review, she questions whether knowing too much about an author’s life can affect how we feel about the work: “Reading about a favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction, Sunday Salon | 8 Comments

Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Posted on March 9, 2009 by

I found this fun Times Online post about the World Book Day’s survey on the top ten books people have lied about reading. They are: 1. 1984 – George Orwell (Read it!) 2. War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy (Read but … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Nonfiction | 10 Comments

World Citizen Challenge: Falling Leaves

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

  For my first book in the World Citizen challenge, I selected the memoir Falling Leaves: The True Story of An Unwanted Chinese Daughter, by Adeline Yen Mah. Someone gave this book to me eight or nine years ago, quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Memoirs, Nonfiction, World Citizen | 10 Comments

The Sweet Smell of Success

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

In Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, Dana Thomas devotes an entire chapter to perfume. Next to handbags, perfume is the most successfully mass-marketed item for many luxury brands, bringing in around $15 billion a year. None of this is … Continue reading →

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