by Charlie N. Holmberg The Master Magician I remember being disappointed in The Paper Magician. It had come with a strong recommendation and I had great expectations for it, expectations that I felt were largely left unfulfilled. I swore I wouldn’t read the next book in the series but then…
by Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein They Say/I Say To continue a trend in my reading lately, here is a very helpful book turned into an only mildly helpful audio book. The advice is sound and practical and I can see it making a big difference in how I approach…
by Tim Hanley Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World’s Most Famous Heroine I listen to a lot of odd books thanks to the Audible daily deal. Because I go through almost a book a day in audio format I’m always in the market for an interesting read….
by Drew Hayes Second Hand Curses Drew Hayes is literary Xanax. Now, before you get offended on his behalf, let me explain. I deal with a lot of stress in my life right now. My father died in January after a long, protracted fight with Alzheimer’s. My mom and…
by Felicia Day You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) I was only peripherally aware of Felicia Day before starting this book so why read it? Well, it was a daily deal on Audible and it is about geeky stuff, so I gave it a try. I’m glad I…
by Jack London Call of the Wild I read White Fang long before I discovered this more famous dog story set in Alaska by Jack London. Maybe, if I had read this one first, this would have been my preferred story, but probably not. White Fang was much more my…
by T. Kingfisher The Seventh Bride Let’s get real, I love fairy tale retellings. Whether it’s Jessica Day George and Princess of the Midnight Ball or Robin McKinley and Beauty or many, many others, I can’t get enough of them. That is definitely why I purchased The Seventh Bride. It’s…
by Susan Richards Chosen by a Horse When I started this I had no idea I had read another book by this author, and if I had I wouldn’t have read this one. It wasn’t that Saddled: How a Spirited Horse Reined Me in and Set Me Free was such…
by Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton What Do You Care What Other People Think? I loved Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character. It was funny, insightful and a lot like listening to my Dad and his brothers talk about their lives. I connected with Richard Feynman…
by Blake Crouch Good Behavior Do you remember that very creepy, very good TV show a couple of seasons back starring Matt Dillon? The author of the novel that was based on also wrote this set of novellas. Evidently there is a TV show based on this character, too, and…
