Taste by Stanley Tucci

My Life Through Food My coworker absolutely raves about this book and when I was looking for a new audiobook, I realized that this would be the perfect choice! Synopsis From the publisher marketing:Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of…

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Another old book club selection from December, not my pick, but one I think I'm glad I'm read. I don't know. Two months later and I still can't decide how I feel about it. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:Louise Erdrich's latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader…

Fuzz by Mary Roach

When Nature Breaks the Law It's another Mary Roach book! I do love her insatiable curiosity and I was delighted when another book club member recommended this book for book club. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years…

Circe by Madeline Miller

I am, admittedly, very late to the Madeline Miller party. Which is incredibly embarrassing, given the chance that I had to be early. As part of the latest round of book club selections, this is one that has been sitting on my shelf as an ARC from late 2017, a signed ARC no less, that…

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Monk & Robot #1 Normally I am adverse to books that are overly hyped, but I realized that this was the first book that was not overly hyped, but overly recommended, and by people I trust, so I figured it was time to read it. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:It's been centuries since the robots…

January 2023 Wrap Up

I don't know what it is, but I've been struggling to get into books this month. Who knows, maybe it's all my other hobbies taking up my time right now? Hopefully next month will be better. Trying something new here for this section - there are always so many books on my plate that it…

The Six by Laura Thompson

The Lives of the Mitford Sisters Laura and I have recounted this story a few times, but we both were/are a bit obsessed with the original Kathleen Kennedy, younger sister of JFK. We first learned about her through fiction, The Montmaray Chronicles, and then followed her through biographies and fiction. One name kept coming up…

Life’s Too Short to Read Bad Books

This one is inspired by the conversations I've had with my coworkers in the past few weeks as we've all been setting our reading goals. Diary of a Bookseller #26 I'll get it out of the way for anyone who needs to hear it: You don't have to finish every book you start. There, now…

House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur

Back in December, my boss asked me if I'd be interested in running an event with Deeba. When he first handed me the book, I was a bit skeptical, mostly because I still struggle to read book about grandmothers. But ultimately I said yes, and I'm so glad I did. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:Taking…

Frontlist TBR for 2023

Also known as books I want to read this year that have not yet been published! For the sake of not doing another Bookish Tuesday post with no links to reviews, I'm also adding books I've already read that come out this year (some were on my favorites of 2022 as well). The End of…