Purple Hibiscus is the Sisters Book Club selection for February 2015. For March, we’re reading some nonfiction: The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall. Come join the discussion on our Goodreads Group! It … Continue reading Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I’m not sure if I can sustain this pace as the year progresses, but at least I’ve started 2015 strong, reading-wise. And I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read, which makes … Continue reading Bookends: January 2015
One of the linchpins of the utopian society Plato describes in his Republic is the notion that each person should do the job for which she or he is best … Continue reading The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away by Rebecca Goldstein My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was the December selection for the Sisters Book Club. Visit our … Continue reading Plato at the Googleplex by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
ZOOM! That was my November. In my reading life, I jumped into the Classics Club SPIN #8 and drew Plato’s The Republic, and flirted with participating in Roof Beam Reader’s … Continue reading Bookends: November 2014
I sit here listening to my candy-addled children climb all over their father, who’s gamely trying to read aloud a chapter from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter, and I … Continue reading Bookends: October 2014
The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the Sisters Book Club selection for October. There’s still time to read along with us! Follow … Continue reading The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai
Ah, September! I usually love September, when I dig out my corduroys to combat the returning chill in the air and enjoy the reddish tinge of the sunlight filtering through … Continue reading Bookends: September 2014
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: August 2014
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: July 2014
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown My rating: 2 of 5 stars The Weird Sisters was the July selection of the Sisters Book Club. To join our online discussion of this … Continue reading Sisters Book Club: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us by Jeffrey Kluger My rating: 2 of 5 stars The Sibling Effect was the June selection of … Continue reading Sisters Book Club: The Sibling Effect by Jeffrey Kluger
Imperfect Happiness 