May was a fun month for my reading life.  A friend handed me a book and told me she thought I would like it (and I did!), I read a book from my Year of Finishing book list that I've been meaning to read forever, and I grabbed a book from the local bookstore that was on my TBR. … [Read more...]

Armchair traveling means visiting a culture outside your own without leaving your chair.  Being immersed in the sights, smells, tastes, and feelings of a particular place, sometimes to the point that you lose track of where you actually are.  This month's reads definitely had me … [Read more...]

This month I dove into fiction.  I love a good story, one that gets me completely immersed in the world and the characters, and keeps me coming back for more, to the point that I pick up my book instead of making food or doing housework or even picking up my phone.  This month, I … [Read more...]