Thanks to grad school, I'm a little behind on my reading and I am trying to keep up with all of the amazing books that are coming out and/or have already come out. Below are 5 books I can't wait to read. They aren't all new releases, but they are all on my radar. If you've already read any of them, let me know what you think!*All quotes from Goodreads. The Unraveling of … [Read more...]
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#30Authors 2014 Lineup
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Take an Emotional Journey With ‘Marigolds’
Today I'm participating in a blog tour for a new book by award-winning novelist Susan Meissner who’s here with me today to talk about her newest book from Penguin NAL. A Fall of Marigolds is a part historical novel, part contemporary novel set on Ellis Island in 1911 and in Manhattan a hundred years later.Susan Meissner is the multi-published author of fifteen … [Read more...]
How American Schools Are Failing Your Kids
Not only is it going to be controversial, but it's going to change the way you think about our education system. Here's the short and skinny: American students are behind academically and there are hundreds of theories about why this is. Is it child poverty? Standardized testing? Teachers? Technology? Sports? Amanda Ripley (who had spent most of her career thinking education … [Read more...]
“Nightingale Palace” is Perfect
I loved, loved, loved this book. I so rarely say this so I want to put it at the beginning of this review. And , this is doubly exciting because I won it for free from LibraryThing. Not only did I race through this book, but I actually gasped - out loud - at the ending, which never happens (and usually when it does it's a gasp of anger at the author, not out of pleasure). What … [Read more...]