I quickly fell in love with Some Luck and have been waiting for the sequel to be released. I should have set a Google alert because I was WAY behind on this. Fortunately, I checked out NPR’s best books of 2015 and discovered the final book in the trilogy was released this fall. I … More Must-Reads
A few months back I went to a Pages’ book reading event for The Turner House. It’s Angela Flournoy’s debut novel and takes place in Detroit. It’s a family story that shares the history of the Turner Family – a large family of thirteen children who came to age at different times in the 20th century and … More The Turner House and Little Libraries
The Winter Palace and Empress of the Night are captivating and beautifully written. The Winter Palace tells the story of Barbara, a Polish girl entering the Imperial Russian court under the reign of Elisabeth I at the same time as Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, the future Tsarina Catherine. The novel gives a heartbreaking, bystander’s perspective of … More E2
I finally read Pamela Druckerman’s Bringing Up Bebe. Initially, I planned to read it for Europe in my International Literary Project. Since that is on hiatus, I decided not to wait. I’m glad I didn’t! This book is fantastic and I’m convinced I was meant to be French. My strict parenting philosophies were affirmed and I … More Bringing Up Bebe
This blog provides me with a lot of fun opportunities. I get to share my love of Detroit and meet a lot of great people like Susan Murphy. I met Susan last year at the Signal Return book reading by Bridgett Davis. At the time, she had a temporary pop-up location at Always Brewing in … More Pages Bookshop
Throughout my teenage years, I was obsessed with classic Hollywood and Katharine Hepburn in particular. I still love Kate, and if we ever have a daughter we will name her Katharine. I own virtually all of her movies and a dozen books written about her – including one I wrote myself. I spent my entire … More Kate the Great
The nice thing about regularly watching the same baby for years is that you get a window into what life is like with kids. It definitely not the same as parenting but it’s a quality test. The lessons learned from Gwen at (nearly) 1 hold true and I thought I’d update my observations. I know childless … More Parenting Practice Part 3
I think it’s pretty obvious from the blog that I’m an avid reader. I love books. I almost always have one with me because you never know when you’re going to be stuck waiting somewhere. These are real books – not digital ones, I need to feel the paper between my fingers. When I read … More Pages On Livernois
I completed my SNL book read and Kaling still comes out on top. Bossypants was a surprising disappointment since I like Tina Fey and everyone raves about her book. Not only did I find two-thirds of it not funny, I didn’t even find it interesting. I read in a stupefied state trying to figure out … More Funny Ladies….
My minimalist approach to life this past year allowed me to be more thoughtful with the things I purchased and appreciate them more. I discovered some great finds, including a few unpictured items: lava cakes, Ann Taylor dress and Some Luck. I think all of these things are perfect last minute gifts, items to buy … More My Favorite Things 2014
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