by Amelia Opie “The night was dark–the wind blew keenly over the frozen and rugged heath, when Agnes, pressing her moaning child to her bosom, was travelling on foot to her father’s habitation. “Would to God I had never left it!” she exclaimed, as home and all its enjoyments rose in fancy to her view. […]
This post survived three incarnations. First, I wanted to write a Top Ten list about the best songs for August. This turned out to be a terrible idea. Songs about the end of summer are endlessly sad and depressing. I would like to make an announcement to the music industry: We are already sad. We […]
A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband Master by Rachel Held Evans Evans’ book reflects an experiment to do exactly what its title suggests: an attempt to take her interpretation of Biblical womanhood literally and live that lifestyle for one […]
Since graduating, I have enjoyed much more free time to read and select books off of the shelves at random. This has been both rewarding and a mixed bag: I encountered new books and authors I loved and others I did not. One of the great freedoms that comes with reading for pleasure as opposed […]
People, we have some serious reading to get through! Below are 100 books that are being adapted to film. Some are already in theaters, some are forthcoming with set release dates, and others are still in the works. Any way you look at it, we have some work to do! Which books will you be […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Last night I saw the fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise. It was great. If the opening scene fail to impress you (Tom Cruise jumping onto a moving plane, walking the wing, and clinging onto an outside door during takeoff without a stunt double), then there may be something […]
I feel as if I need to explain my reading choices as of late; they’ve been widespread and unfiltered, and though that’s not a bad thing they’ve been a bit uncharacteristic. I probably shouldn’t feel the need to explain any life choice big or small (*raises fist in triumph*) but it’s Monday morning, I did […]
Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden “High School students in America debate why President Roosevelt didn’t bomb the rail lines to Hitler’s camps. Their children may ask, a generation from now, why the West stared at far clearer satellite images of Kim […]
by Kiera Cass Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance, Fairy-Tale Retelling Publisher: HarperTeen Length: 267 pages Published: July 1, 2009 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible Note: Kiera Cass is the bestselling author of the young adult romance series, The Selection. My Goodreads Rating: 2.5 or 3 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: […]
by E. Lockhart “We are liars. We are beautiful and privileged. We are cracked and broken.” We Were Liars is a young adult novel written by E. Lockhart, the author of the Ruby Oliver series and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. Set in the present day on a private island near Martha’s Vineyard, the […]
Seriously…I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres One of Ellen DeGeneres’ several bestselling books, Seriously…I’m Kidding makes for a light and quick but thoroughly positive read. Ellen offers advice as she reflects on her life over the last few years (including her stint as a judge on American Idol), but like her popular TV show the […]
I’ve seen most of the superhero blockbusters that have hit the big screen in the last ten or fifteen years, but when I heard there would be an upcoming film named Ant-Man, I thought things were getting pretty desperate. While I never went through a superhero comic-book phase, I knew someone who did and even […]
by Tilar J. Mazzeo Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, WWII Publisher: Gallery Books Page Count: 317 Published: September 27, 2016 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes and Noble Note: A young readers edition is also available for ages 10+ (a detail of this cover is shown below). My Goodreads Rating: 5/5 stars Official Book Summary: From the New York […]
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Seriously…I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres One of Ellen DeGeneres’ several bestselling books, Seriously…I’m Kidding makes for a light and quick but thoroughly positive read. Ellen offers advice as she reflects on her life over the last few years (including her stint as a judge on American Idol), but like her popular TV show the […]