Ah cassette tapes. As a child born in the early 80s and raised in the 90s, mixtapes were everything. I spent so much time recording songs …
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“Twisters” Blows Into Theaters
I love the original Twister – the 1996 disaster movie that barreled through theaters and brought The Wizard of Oz back into the pop culture …
The Feather Thief
After reading fiction for my last few books, I decided to delve back into nonfiction with The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the …
Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation
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 …
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 …