One of my "guilty-I-have-not-read-it-yet" books. My daughter is currently reading, though it has been a slow go.

Another one added to my TBR list.

Had the delightful pleasure of stepping into the literary ring with Iris Smyles at last night's Stony Brook Southampton Writer's Conference and The Southampton Review hosted Literary Death Match. I look forward to reading her latest book, Dating Tips for the Unemployed.

While I've visited Hugo's home, and spent countless hours looking to his source of inspiration to reawaken my muse, I've yet to put aside time, in hopes of getting lost between the pages of this tale. Someday... some day.

Taking my time with this. I'll finish it one day. Perhaps, I'm "serial" reading, as if I'd been transported back to the days of its original installments. I read, then walk away... days, weeks, months. But I always return, looking to my muse - the son of the hero I never knew I had - to inspire me.

My TBR list is ever growing.

Can't wait to get my hands on this one!!!!

"Woman of the air..."

This was a testosterone-filled ride, but the writing definitely grabs you and pulls you in.

I love reading McCullough's work, it's like taking a trip through time. While it is true a majority of those who set sail for France were privileged, McCullough also highlights those for whom Paris was the only door to a road towards success ( Blackwell, Tanner, Wasburne, to name a few). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Been meaning to read this for some time now. Oh, the arrogance and bravado... and the language. Bourdain definitely knows his way around a metaphor.

Lewis could make the inside of an empty box seem fascinating. It's the characters that always draw me in, and these characters are varied and complex. It's no wonder his books get optioned for movies. Don't wait for the movie, for you'll miss out on detailed research which makes this a page-turner.

These are ghost stories. Ghosts of our past, our histories, our failures, our wants and desires, what could have been, what should have been, and, unfortunately, what will never be.

Baldwin gives us complex and layered characters. The paradox of love and hate can not only be found in the characters, but also with Paris - the city of insatiable thirst. Paris and David are both seducers of the heart. To be taken in by them, is to be forever adrift in a sea of boundless emotions.

"perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition."

Spent yesterday sick in bed finishing McFadden's The Book of Harlan. Based on actual events, Harlan exposes the reader to a period in history most thought they knew. Epic in scope, this book is a quick read, populated by beautifully flawed and tragic characters.

Been looking forward to this!

Is there a Yankees fan in the house?

Books every day, all day. Just because I own and love my Kindle doesn't mean I don't love books. My severe dust allergy has made it difficult to read actual books, but it won't stop mean from loving them. Sometimes love hurts.

About halfway through. I'm a slow and reflective reader, and must admit, this is an emotionally challenging read. I can't imagine what it must've been like to write. Because I tend to read beyond the page, I must walk away for long stretches. Still, a very powerful and emotional ride thus far.

A book which introduced me to a hero I never knew I had.

This book here... so many, many feels. Wow, the hits just keep coming.

If life is about choices, Chopin does an amazing job detailing the choices of one woman's path of awakening to what life has in store. I have a Love/Frustration/Come On Really, relationship with Edna. I've reread this book so many times over the past 20 years. It's like an old friend.

The reading list grows.

Kindred is a powerful piece of writing which goes way beyond the cursory questioning of slavery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book walks a thin line with satire. On the mere surface, this is a funny little book about slavery and John Brown, but it's so much more than this. It demands the readers attention and willingness to dig deeper. Onion is such a layered character - as his name suggests.

An extremely slow read, but practice makes... well, a slow read.

Practicing French with my literary muse.

I love getting beautiful things in the mail. A little more Literary Magazine Love. Carve Magazine Winter 2016

A little Lit Mag Love.

This would make an amazing movie. The star of this book is, by far, Pedro Albizu Campos. A must read for any student and lover of history.

Bird's coverage of Oppenheimer is sweeping and epic. A tragic hero and his rise and fall to greatness. One of my all-time favorite books.

"What happens cannot be manipulated, refuses to be controlled. But what we acknowledge as having occurred, what we tell others, can metastasize, grow ubiquitous overnight."

"That's the problem with history, we like to think it's a book-that we can turn the page and move the f**k on. But history isn't the paper it's printed on. It's memory, and memory is time, emotions, and song. History is the things that stay with you."

"But Detroit was home, where all the memories of her big sister were rooted."

Learned so much about the beauty of bees.

"Who could think that a person's entire being is housed in a finger or a hip bone or in a small piece of a skull..."

"That's who we were, Wharton meadows on the verge of new growth."

Got my hands on this gem.