This past weekend was Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland, CO. I first heard about it on a How Stuff Works: Stuff You Should Know podcast about a year ago (while I was living on the East Coast). As soon as my husband and I decided to make the move to CO, I KNEW I had to go to this one. This was my first time going AND I was lucky enough to have an amazing friend … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
‘Matrimony’ is Marvelous
Oh, Joshua Henkin! You write such wonderful books! This was my second book by him (the first being The World Without You) and I loved them both! This one, Matrimony, follows a couple for the 20+ years of their lives after they first met in college. When I read The World Without You, the one word that kept coming to mind was familiar, and the same applies t to this book. Henkin … [Read more...]
World Book Night – I’m a Giver!
Several weeks ago, I applied to become a World Book Night giver, which means that I get to give out 20 books to non-readers in a public location! The way it works is that the organization gives you a list of the books that made the cut for the year (some new and some classics), and the applicant ranks his/her top three choices. Givers are selected based on location and … [Read more...]
Sit Down With ‘Seating Arrangements’
A social satire, Seating Arrangements is a wonderful debut novel by Maggie Shipstead about the Van Meter family, who comes together for the wedding of their pregnant daughter to another socialite from the Duff clan. With clandestine affairs, falls from grace, and secrets abound, the weekend unfolds in the most unlikely of ways.Taking place on the exclusive New England … [Read more...]
John Edwards is Scandalous in ‘The Politician’
Update: Since writing this review, Rielle Hunter has released AND apologized for releasing her book, In Hindsight: What Really Happened. Check out this article she wrote for the Huffington Post.Oh, how I wish I could have read the ending of this book first! But of course, if I had, I wouldn't have experienced the full range of emotions from outrage to disbelief. Written by … [Read more...]