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October 19, 2021
Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart by Courtney LeBlanc
Source: Publisher Paperback, 101 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart by Courtney LeBlanc is a collection that will floor you with its emotional heights and its stunning imagery. The collection’s sections — “This Is What Women Do,” “All I’ve Swallowed,” “Mouthing Your Memory,” and “Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart” — tackle larger […]
October 18, 2021
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen (audio)
Source: Purchased Audiobook, 11+ hrs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen, narrated by P. J. Ochlan, is an exploration of the lasting impact of war on individuals and the memory of war long after it is fought, incorporating the role of governments, individual […]
October 17, 2021
Mailbox Monday #653
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
October 13, 2021
Riffs & Improvisations by Gregory Luce
Source: Purchased Paperback, 36 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Riffs & Improvisations by Gregory Luce opens with an apt quote from Wallace Stevens, in which he says music is a feeling, not sound. Luce moves through the music of his collection like a man in love. He loves not only the music, but the […]
October 12, 2021
Blue Window/Ventana Azul by Indran Amirthanayagam, translated by Jennifer Rathbun
Source: Publisher Paperback, 228 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Blue Window/Ventana Azul by Indran Amirthanayagam, translated by Jennifer Rathbun, is a bilingual collection of love poems in Spanish and English that touches the passionate hearts of us all. It is a love letter to lovers, friends, ourselves, and human kind. Amirthanayagam opens the collection […]
Guest Post & Giveaway: Helen Williams, author of In Essentials
Welcome to today’s guest Helen Williams, author of In Essentials: A Pride & Prejudice Variation. She’s going to share some of her favorite fall recipes with us, but let’s check out the book. Synopsis: Five months after Darcy’s disastrous proposal to Elizabeth Bennet, he discovers that the woman he ardently loves is suffering from a […]
October 10, 2021
Mailbox Monday #652
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
October 7, 2021
COVID Chronicle #6
It’s been since June I’ve written about the state of things here in Maryland. The first weeks of school really had me stressed. After a short week one, my daughter’s entire grade was quarantined and learning from home as a staff member showed symptoms at school. We were not required to test her and she […]
October 6, 2021
Dialogues With Rising Tides by Kelli Russell Agodon
Source: the poet Paperback, 96 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Dialogues With Rising Tides by Kelli Russell Agodon is a phenomenal collection and likely one of the best I’ve read this year. You probably won’t read on if that’s all you wanted to know, but please take the time to explore this amazing book […]
October 5, 2021
The Collectors by Alice Feagan
Source: Media Masters Publicity Hardcover, 32 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate The Collectors by Alice Feagan is a delightful book about young naturalist explorers seeking the unique and extraordinary things in the forest for their collection inside a tree house. Winslow and Rosie are two young girls who love to explore and be outside. […]
