Book Review on Jon Karakauer’s Into the Wild
Book Review on Jon Karakauer’s Into the Wild I don’t usually read biographies, and Into the Wild isn’t something I would have picked up on my own, but it certainly provoked strong reactions. So much so that one of my book club friends didn’t even want to discuss it. She felt it was in bad […]
Book Review on Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
Book Review on Three Days in June by Anne Tyler Three Days in June by Anne Tyler was recommended to me by a friend who said it reminded her of Elizabeth Strout’s books. I knew exactly what she meant. Like Strout’s work, this novel is small in scope—a close-up on a few characters over a […]
Book Review on The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Book Review on Matt Haig’s The Life Impossible I’ve just finished reading The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. I’ll admit, I didn’t expect to enjoy it that much (in fact, I only bought it because it was half price!). While, my post shows I liked The Midnight Library well enough, I did, if I’m honest, […]
Book Review on Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things
Book Review on Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things I recently read Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things as it was our book club choice. I was actually reading it on the plane coming back from a conference in Amsterdam and ended up having quite the chat with my neighbour. She described Jodi Picoult as “schmaltzy,” which […]
Book Review on Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Book Review on Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood I read Stone Yard Devotional on the heels of Orbital (read my review here), and whilst in many respects they couldn’t be further apart, in other ways, they felt surprisingly similar. Both are reflective, philosophical, and contemplative. However, where Orbital almost seems to lack a distinct […]
Balancing Professional and Personal Life: Digital Tools That Work for You
Balancing Professional and Personal Life: Digital Tools That Work For You I shouldn’t have as much on my plate now that I’m not really working as such. But between staying involved with BISLN, catching up with the kids, journaling, and blogging, I somehow still find myself needing to map out my time. I don’t think I’m […]