The book: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Last month, I read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. This fictional book is about a mother and daughter - Mia and Pearl - that try to settle down in a wealthy, meticulously-planned suburb in Ohio after a lifetime of moving every several months. One family in … Continue reading (cupcakes that look like) Little Fires Everywhere
Happy December, everyone! Thanksgiving has passed, and it is starting to snow where I live...it really feels like winter! The first two weeks of November were relaxing, then the second half was a bit crazier. My husband and I went to an impromptu one-week-early Thanksgiving dinner (driving 6 hours each way) the third weekend of … Continue reading Month in review: November 2019
This week's Nonfiction November prompt is fiction/non-fiction book pairings. To quote the creator of this challenge: "It can be a 'If you loved this book, read this!' or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2019: week 2
This year, I'm participating in a blogging event called Nonfiction November! I'm excited to participate by posting, but even more excited to read others' posts: I'm gaining a lot of great nonfiction recommendations this way! Week 1: (Oct. 28 to Nov. 1) – Your Year in Nonfiction (Julie @ Julz Reads): Take a look back at your year of … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2019: week 1
The book: Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson. In the spirit of Halloween and all things strange, I just finished reading Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson. The novel follows two main story lines. First: nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley is inspired to write Frankenstein in the summer of 1816. Then, fast-forwarding two centuries, there is the story … Continue reading (chocolate linzer cookies for) Frankissstein: A Love Story
Hello and HAPPY AUTUMN! I'm glad to be writing this wrap-up, because I'm quite ready for September to be over. The month started out with a cold that knocked me out for a few days, but things were busy and stressful even after I recovered. I didn't read or bake as much as I had … Continue reading Month in review: September 2019
The book: Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. Earlier this month, I read Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. The novel follows a family of four taking a road trip from New York to Arizona: the father, a documentarist, is creating a sound documentary about Apacheria (the former home of the Apaches). At the same … Continue reading Lost Children Archive (and the ginger-banana cheesecake bars it inspired)
I finally figured out the secret to adult life: it's that everyone is insanely busy all of the time. Saying "August flew by" is a cliche, but it's a cliche because everyone says it, and everyone says it because it's true because we're all so busy. The point of this is to say that, once … Continue reading Month in review: August 2019
The book: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Earlier this month, I read On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. The book takes the form of a letter from a son to his (illiterate) mother, divulging parts of his life to her that she has never known. In the book/letter, he also … Continue reading On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (plus, my first attempt at baking something “gorgeous”)
The book: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. A couple weeks ago, I read Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. The title character, Queenie, has just separated from her boyfriend of two years, and now must make sense of her life without him. Between her job at a national newspaper in London, some tense familial relationships, and several post-breakup … Continue reading Queenie (plus, a bundt cake fit for a queen)
