books

  • Recent reads – September 2018

    How many of these posts can I start with “And we’re back”? Another month, another recent reads. If you follow me on Instagram (and you should), you can check my recent reads highlights for more books that I haven’t posted here yet. I also totally meant to post this the first week of the month,…

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  • Recent reads – August 2018

    And we’re back with another edition of Recent Reads. I’m still catching up on recaps of what I’ve read in the past three years. I’m also slowly chipping away at the never-ending, always-growing piles of books on my bookshelves. Betsy Ross and the Making of America – Marla Miller Considering Betsy Ross is such a…

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  • Recent reads – July 2018 (Part II)

    Prepare yourselves for a whole lot of book reviews. I only have three years of reading to eventually recap here. Read last week’s Recent Reads here. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore This biography highlights the life of Jane Franklin, Ben Franklin’s only surviving sibling. She was an…

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  • Recent reads – July 2018

    It has been a hot minute (three years) since I posted a book review on the blog. I’ve definitely been reading, but my blogging game has not been the best. Since Prime Day is coming up (I’ll share some of the things I’m looking for there in another post), I wanted to review some of…

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  • I have a problem

    Guys, I have a confession. I love books. That should come as no surprise to those of you who’ve seen the many book reviews posted here. Belle is my favorite Disney princess because she loved to read, and having a library to rival that of the Beast’s library is a major life goal (though the Maesters’…

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  • Recent Reads – October 2015

    The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story – Lily Koppel I recently finished The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel. It’s an interesting look into the glamorous years of the American space program. The book opens with the wives of the Mercury program which first put Americans in space. It spans the 20 years of…

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