Recent Reads, Volume XXVII A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… The Woman Who Smashed Codes (Jason Fagone) – Elizebeth Friedman, along…
Category: Recent Reads
Recent Reads: Author Focus, Round 2
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t re-read books much; in fact, other than the Bible, I’ve only read one book multiple times in the last 5+ years that I’ve been maintaining a comprehensive reading log. I was a bit surprised though to see that I’ve read multiple books by over 50 authors (though just over…
Recent Reads, Volume XXVI
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Till We Have Faces (C. S. Lewis) – There are some books I read because…
Recent Reads, Volume XXV
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Chatter (Ethan Kross) – If you’ve ever found yourself spiraling thanks to your inner monologue,…
Guest Post – Recent Reads by Grace
Hi! I’m Grace, Mom’s 10-year-old daughter! It’s Mom’s birthday today, and I’m giving her a break by telling you all about 4 books I’ve read that were really great and I think you should read too! Dragon’s Green (Scarlett Thomas; Worldquake series book 1) – Worldquake is about a girl named Effie, and the adventure…
Recent Reads, Volume XXIV
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… The Shipwreck Hunter (David L. Mearns) – If you’ve read prior editions of “Recent Reads”,…
Recent Reads, Volume XXIII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed biographies. I recall even as a…
Recent Reads, Volume XXII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… When Books Went to War (Molly Guptill Manning) – One of the podcasts I loosely…
Guest Post – Recent Reads by Erin
Today features a first: a guest post, written by my 8-year-old daughter Erin! She rescued me from a serious case of writer’s block by telling me what she would write about if she wrote a blog: the last book she read. Here you get 3 of her most recent reads, what she liked about them,…
Recent Reads, Volume XXI
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Witness (Ariel Burger) – The subtitle reveals much in this instance: “Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s…