Finishing my series, here’s another scholarly volume for which I’ve served as a contributing author. Details below! I hope to have more publications to share someday soon. Edited by José Jiménez-Justiniano, Elsa Luciano Feal, and Jane Elizabeth Alberdeston Genres: Academic, Nonfiction, Art, History, Literary Scholarship Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Press Length: 325 pages Published: August 1, […]
I didn’t know how much I enjoyed nonfiction (memoir, CNF, biography, history, etc.) until I became aware of how diverse the genre could be. As an undergraduate student, if you would have asked what I thought of nonfiction, I likely would have flashed back to reading long nonfiction essays in my early American literature course […]
by Mary Kelley Mary Kelley investigates the history of women writers and why she learned so little about their role in literature while seeking her bachelor’s degree. Private Woman, Public Stage discusses the literary careers of twelve female novelists against the cultural backdrop of nineteenth-century America: Mary Jane Holmes, Maria McIntosh, Mary Virginia Terhune, Maria […]
This week I’m featuring three successive book reviews on the Matched series by Ally Condie. I listened to all three audiobooks in a matter of days. Have you read Matched or the Matched series? Feel free to comment with your thoughts about the series, other Ally Condie books, and any other YA suggestions you would […]
by Agatha Christie “Ah, non, non, not Sherlock Holmes! It is the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that I salute. These tales of Sherlock Holmes are in reality farfetched, full of fallacies and most artificially contrived. But the art of writing—ah, that is entirely different. The pleasure of the language, the creation above all of […]
by J.K. Rowling In anticipation of the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, I’ve been rereading the entire Harry Potter series. This week leading up to its release, I have decided to post some of my thoughts on each book (or at least I’ll try–I’m still in the middle of book six). […]
by Quinn Grover (Outdoor Lives series) Genres: Memoir, History, Nonfiction, Nature, American Literature Publisher: University of Nebraska Press Length: 248 pages Published: September 1, 2019 Purchase Links: Amazon, University of Nebraska Press Official Book Summary: “Longtime fly fisherman Quinn Grover had contemplated the ‘why’ of his fishing identity before more recently becoming focused on the […]
The Reading Rush is an annual event that encourages readers everywhere to join in as they set reading goals and have the option to participate in challenges and rewards. If you’ve not heard of the Reading Rush before, it’s quite popular on BookTube (YouTubers who post book reviews and reading updates). It’s sort of a […]
If you are a fan of Louisa May Alcott, here’s a quick list of five books to enjoy. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott There’s no better place to start than by rereading the classic itself. Alcott’s novel features Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March living in the Civil War-era North while their aged […]
by Jason Reynolds Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Length: 306 pages Published: October 24, 2017 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Official Book Summary: “A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call […]
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Nick by Michael Farris Smith The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzner Muse (Muse #1) by Brittany Cavallaro The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Game Changer by Neal Shusterman The Paris […]
by Barbara Hofland “In addressing the following History of a worthy family to young readers, it may be thought, by some, that I have presented pictures of too gloomy a nature, and scenes of too affection a kind for their season of life; but I am persuaded, that children themselves will…trace with me the various […]
by Anne Brontë “It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares for the exterior.” Though her sisters Charlotte and Emily receive greater attention, there is something […]
Jactionary: Crossed by Ally Condie
The second of three successive book review features on Ally Condie’s young adult dystopian series Matched / Crossed / Reached. Click here to read my review of Matched. Crossed by Ally Condie (Book 2 of 3 in the Matched series) “In the end you can’t always choose what to keep. You can only choose how […]