The Uncommon Reader: Alan Bennett
In January, I read James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die—and Uncommon Reader was one of the thirty …
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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories: Otto Penzler, editor
I’ve been reading this anthology (785 pages) slowly, since the beginning of March, dipping in at bedtime or when insomnia …
My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead
Why did I delay reading this book for so long? I finally brought it to work, where it sat on …
Arcadia by Iain Pears
I loved Arcadia; it’s my favorite book of 2016 (so far, anyway). It encompasses time travel, history/alt-history, romance, clever literary …
Hild by Nicola Griffith
Breguswith—not to be confused with Begu—and Hereswith. Coelgar and his son Coelfrith. Cian, Ceredig, Cadwallon, Cwichelm. Aethelric, Aethelburh, Aedilgith, Aelberht, …
Rounding out the past year
I closed 2013 by finishing a book that I’ve been picking up and putting down for months, as well as …
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Longbourn opens with a detailed description of a housemaid’s early morning labors, fetching the water from the well for laundry …
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both…” Did you ever wonder what your …
Austenland by Shannon Hale
NOTE: I’ll be reviewing The Gods of Heavenly Punishment later this week as part of author Jennifer Cody Epstein’s September …
Guest Review: Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
GUEST REVIEW: In addition to adventuring around the nation’s capital, fellow blogger Discover DC Living is an avid reader, from …
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