Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M.R. O'Connor Nonfiction 368 pages Expected Publication April30, 2019 by St. Martin's Press At one point or another, each of us has likely gotten lost. And as twenty-first-century technophiles, we have likely used a global positioning system to get ourselves un-lost. But before … Continue reading Book Review: Wayfinding
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Sunday Sum-Up, 04/07/2019
Spring is in the air! Green grass has begun to appear, the trees are starting to bud, and the first of the tulips and daffodils are blooming. The floodwaters are receding, too, though we keep getting rain so they might not be gone for long. I've been a little tired this week since a … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 04/07/2019
Book Review: Reading Through the Night
Reading Through the Night by Jane Tompkins Memoir 248 pages University of Virginia Press Jane Tompkins was a respected professor of literature and award-winning author until she developed a debilitating chronic illness that sapped her energy, leaving her unable to travel, work, or even-- on her bad days-- write. With little choice but to stay … Continue reading Book Review: Reading Through the Night
March Summary and April Preview
The first half of March was deepest, darkest winter, and while the second half was warmer, it was filled with nearby natural disasters that prompted water restrictions and prevented travel. I wanted to go to a nearby state park, but it was closed due to flooding. I wanted to go to a local park, … Continue reading March Summary and April Preview
State of the ARC, March 2019
State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. The ARCs I finished: I've been moving right along in my ARCs this month. I posted three reviews for books due out in … Continue reading State of the ARC, March 2019
Book Review: Wicked Saints
Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy #1) by Emily A. Duncan YA Fantasy 400 pages Expected publication date: April 2, 2019, by Wednesday Books Anyone who has done more than a cursory study of the life of Joan of Arc will have some understanding of her essential strangeness. Joan, an illiterate teenaged peasant … Continue reading Book Review: Wicked Saints
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
As far as snowy and rainy birthday weeks go, this was a pretty good one. I didn't really go out and do anything special, but a bunch of us did get together for pizza and cake, and I splurged a little and bought some books. Which books, you ask? The Priory of the Orange Tree … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
Book Review: The Bird King
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson Fantasy 440 pages Expected Publication March 12, 2019 by Grove Press In the West, we think of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain as a pair of glorious figures riding to victory in the 1480s, but we rarely think about the people they conquered. In The … Continue reading Book Review: The Bird King
Book Review: A Dangerous Collaboration
A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by Deanna Raybourn Historical Mystery 336 pages Expected Publication date March 12th, 2019 by Berkely Even during the Victorian era, if two human beings were, in reality, in the throes of an extended 'will they or won't they?' conundrum of sexual tension, one or the other of them … Continue reading Book Review: A Dangerous Collaboration
State of the ARC, February 2019
State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah's Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it's like herding cats. The first half of February marked a lull in my NetGalley activity. I had finished up my reviews for the books published … Continue reading State of the ARC, February 2019
