The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman Scribner, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1451693577 384 p.p. I drive 45 minutes for pizza when I really, really want it. That might sound crazy since […]
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Mr. West by Sarah Blake
Mr. West by Sarah Blake Wesleyan University Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-0819575173 128 p.p. I do not understand Kanye West. I had a friend once who was in love with him, […]
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett HarperLuxe, 2009 ISBN: 978-0061719868 512 p.p. The way I choose books is the way some people might choose dates—I see what catches my eye in my […]
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Crown Publishing, 2014 ISBN: 978-0553418361 432 p.p. Any time a book goes viral I normally walk away from it—I was a reluctant Harry Potter reader […]
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Knopf/Doubleday, 1998 (reprint) ISBN: 9780385490818 320 p.p. It was Christmas 2014 when I opened up one of the many packages that was undoubtedly a […]
Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger Harry N. Abrams; First Edition edition, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1419707261 80 p.p. I came to Niffenegger the traditional way: through Time Traveler’s Wife and followed her […]
The Inhabited Woman by Gioconda Belli
The Inhabited Woman by Gioconda Belli University of Wisconsin, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0299206840 414 p.p. How much do you know about Nicaragua? I can honestly say that until fairly recently I’d […]
