As most of you know by now, Rebecca over at Love At First Book is one of my best friends in both the blogging world and the real world. If you follow her, you may have also noticed that she hasn't been blogging much lately and are wondering where she's been. Well, I'm here to tell you (with her permission, of course) that she's been MIA because she gave birth to two stunningly … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer (Book Review)
After finishing The Bully Pulpit, I was in severe need of a good, quick read that would help transition me out of politics. Naturally, I asked the Twitterverse to help me decide and, upon learning that Meg Wolitzer's The Wife was an option, Andi at Estella's Revenge responded with a resounding yes (read her review here). Because I trust her recommendations, I decided to go for … [Read more...]
Review: LITERARY COFFEE MUGS!
Note: I received this mug for free from GoneReading.com to honestly review. That said, I've purchased things from their site and actually love them, already.You're probably asking yourself how I could possibly review a coffee mug because, well, aren't they all the same? And to this, I will respond: NO. Not all coffee mugs are made equally. Some let the heat out and burn … [Read more...]
5 Authors I’d Have Lunch With
A very common first date question is "What famous person do you want to meet?" It's a valid question, but as a reader my question is "What authors would you have lunch with?" Now, I can think of a million authors that are no longer with us that I'd like to have a conversation with (Jane Austen, Shirley Jackson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, or Truman Capote) or that I have zero chance … [Read more...]
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Book Review)
I don't even know where to start reviewing The Bully Pulpit because it's such a big and all-encompassing one. In short, it's about one of Americas most famous friendships between Presidents' Roosevelt and Taft and its rapid and public unraveling. Beyond that, it's also about the first president who harnessed the power of the press, the divergence of the Republican party, … [Read more...]