one book leads to another
My blog's tag line is one book leads to another because it's true for me! Here's how it worked with Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor. I read about it in a magazine and wrote the title down in my notebook. Months later I finished listening to Matrix by Lauren Groff on audiobook and was so … Continue reading Remote Control
I seem to have established a tradition of reading Lauren Groff late in the year. The last book I read in 2021 was her Fates and Furies and it ended up as the final addition to my best-of-the-year list. And now at the end of 2022, Groff is once again helping me close out my … Continue reading Matrix
Dear fellow readers, Thank you for sticking with me another year! I love sharing what I'm reading and as always, I hope you found some new books and authors through my reviews. Speaking of reviews, it's the middle of December and I'm so behind. Books I read over the summer and fall. Coffee-table design books … Continue reading 2022: winding down and gearing up
Published by Alex Johnson in 2012, bookshelf is a small, square ode to bookshelves and book-centric interior design. Hardly any of the featured bookshelves are traditional. Instead they’re mostly off-kilter, deconstructed, hanging, curved, abstract, and above all, imaginative. The shelf designers featured by Johnson are clever and inventive. There's lots of ladder-type shelves, cubes, honeycombs, … Continue reading bookshelf
bookthrasher stickers are here! $3 each or two for $5 (includes shipping). At this time I can only accept payment by Venmo. The classic gray and black sticker measures 4.25" x 3.75" and the groovy color sticker measures 3" across. email me at bookchopshop@gmail.com to order. Thank you!
It's been a long time since I was in grade school but that didn't stop me from reading Wildfire, which is intended for grades 6-8. Whew! This book begins with a bang and doesn't stop until the last page. Action-packed doesn't cover it. Wildfire, by Rodman Philbrick, is fraught from the start. Sam and Delphy … Continue reading Wildfire
It's the day before Election Day and therefore a fitting time to tell you about The Unfolding by A.M. Homes. Like our current political hellscape it's darkly unnerving. It's a political novel but it's also a testament to the power women have, the power we give away, and the power we can make our own. … Continue reading The Unfolding
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