My review of this book is not totally fair because I picked it up knowing that I like Pearl Jam – I don’t love Pearl Jam. But author Steven …
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The People We Keep
From page one author Allison Larkin’s The People We Keep is a masterclass in showing rather than telling. Her delicately observant details …
The Number Ones
Songs provide the soundtrack of our lives so of course reading the backstories of a selection of number one Billboard hits was something I …
The Revival of Opal & Nev
Dawnie Walton knows how to make a literary entrance. The first sentence of the Editor’s Note that launches The Final Revival of Opal & …
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Why would I want to read a novel about video games and “gamers” if I don’t play video games? Because this book is about way more than video …
The Taylor Swift Ticket Fiasco
Let me start off by saying I’m not a Taylor Swift fan and will not be buying tickets to any of her shows. I know I’m in the minority, but …
A Visit From The Goon Squad
If ever there was a need for a Venn Diagram, A Visit From The Goon Squad is it. The chapter 12 PowerPoint presentation does a good job of …
My Salinger Year
What’s interesting about memoirs that chronicle a writer’s experience becoming a writer is that if the bulk of the story is about them …
Bookends: A Writer Writes A Book About Her Love Of Books
Spoiler alert: As a writer who has written a book, I enjoy reading books about writers who love books! Over the years I have found that many …