In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Literary Fiction The Book: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown In Three Words: Shakespeare. Family. Relationships. Biggest Takeaway: As a writer, I was […]
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September Book Round-Up
Now that I have 40-60 minutes of commuting every workday, I’m getting through more audiobooks. I have a different set of criteria for books I listen to, compared to the ones I read. They can’t be anything too heavy, requiring intense focus: that leaves out anything literary or biographical. I usually stick to lighter women’s […]
August Book Round-Up
This month I’m going to list the books in reverse order, from least to most favorite. 5. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty “WHAT?” you’re thinking. “But Leanne, you LOVE Liane Moriarty! Didn’t you adore The Husband’s Secret? And just last month, you gave The Last Anniversary a rave review.” Well, this book was the exception. Like […]
June Book Round-Up
I feel like I’ve been gorging on books lately, but when I looked back, I found I haven’t actually finished many this month. I’m still in the middle of EIGHT! Two on CD in my car, one on my iPhone, one paperback novel, one giant reference on book publishing, and three on my Kindle. This […]
May Book Round-Up
Here’s what I’ve been reading in May! The book that was worth a great deal of time: The Valley Of Amazement by Amy Tan Synopsis: An epic novel, taking place in Shanghai, China (with flashbacks to San Francisco) about a young half- Chinese, half-American courtesan named Violet and her struggle to survive in a changing […]
April Book Round-Up
Rather than post weekly book reviews in April, I decided to do a round-up at the end of the month. If you’ve been keeping track on my “Books I’m Reading” page, you’ll see I’ve been interested in variety: a healthy mix of fiction of both the literary and genre type, and an array of nonfiction topics. […]