27 May 2019
I Finished Infinite Jest
By Kelly Bedard // Books
It took me 18 months and three weeks. Nearly 19 months is a long time, a tough pill to swallow for a girl nominally understood to be “one of the …
21 April 2019
Play the Pages: Book-Inspired Games
By Lauren Webb // Books
There are no new ideas. So, what to do when that happens? Recycle old ones of course! The latest book-turned-game I’ve gotten to try is a couple of Harry Potter …
06 April 2019
Frank McKinney’s Other Thief, a Must-Skip
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
I should have known what to expect, when I looked at the author information at the back of the book and noticed that Frank McKinney looks an awful lot like …
26 March 2019
Jack Woodville London’s Children of a Good War
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Jack Woodville London has written an engaging book about family and how our personal and familial histories impact who we ultimately become. It is an interesting exploration of how secrets …
21 December 2018
Crude Blessings by T.M.”Roe” Patterson
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Crude Blessings: The Amazing Life Story of Glenn Patterson, American Oilman is written by Patterson’s Roe. Glenn isn’t famous, though he was successful. He didn’t accomplish great feats of endurance, work towards …
31 October 2018
The Spirit of the Trail
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
The Spirit of the Trail by Carrie Morgridge with Ross Sellers is an account of the 46 day bicycle journey undertaken by Morgridge and her husband John in the summer …
07 October 2018
What is Love by Pauli Rose Libsohn
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
This book is a love letter to Mitzi Libsohn, the author’s mother. It is ostensibly about the love story of her parents and the poetry that sprang from that relationship, …
15 August 2018
Jennifer Egan: Emerald City and Other Stories
By Hilary Smith // Books
Jennifer Egan must be a wise soul. I would love to sit down with her and ask for her advice about my own life. She just seems to know so …
08 August 2018
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
By Hilary Smith // Books
I loved Jane Austen. And I loved this modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. It perfectly updates the story to capture all of the same themes and it made me …
12 July 2018
Art by the Book: Beginning Color Mixing
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Kimberly Adams’ Beginning Color Mixing: Tips and Techniques for Mixing Vibrant Colors and Cohesive Palettes is a fantastic book for new artists wanting to learn more about color in a way that …
22 June 2018
Art by the Book: Practical Calligraphy
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
George Thomson’ s Practical Calligraphy is a small book full of big ideas. It introduces the history and uses of calligraphy in straightforward and inspiring ways, from ancient Mesopotamia, through …
16 June 2018
Educated by Tara Westover
By Hilary Smith // Books
A memoir from a Mormon woman raised in Idaho by fundamentalist parents, who survived a violent childhood and sub-par homeschooling and managed to attain a PhD. Interesting logline, right? I …
09 June 2018
Fraver by Design: Theatre History by the Book
By Kelly Bedard // Books
I think most coffee table books are a little stupid, seemingly designed just to occupy uncomfortable company while you’re off, I don’t know, platting the hors d’oeuvres? They clutter up …
03 June 2018
Two Arguments About The Goldfinch
By Hilary Smith // Books
Since Donna Tartt’s debut, in which she was introduced to the world in an 8-page interview in Vanity Fair, she has amassed a cult of devotees. I am such a …
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