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  • 2014 Library of Alexandra Book Awards: Short Stories

    As the new year dawns, it seemed like the perfect time to share my favorite books of 2014.  Though I read roughly the same number of books in 2014 as 2013 , 94 to last year’s 90, I read the largest number of pages yet! Quite a feat given that when I started tracking my…

    alexandrap529

    January 9, 2015
    Library of Alexandra Book Awards
    book awards, Library of Alexandra Book Awards, short stories
  • Book Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

      All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Rating: 5/5 Release Date: January 6, 2015 I am going to let you in on a secret…this is the first review for 2015 but I already know that it is going to hit the best of 2015 list. It’s just that good. All the Bright Places follows…

    alexandrap529

    January 5, 2015
    Book Review, Books
    all the bright places, jennifer niven, mental illness
  • Blogging Resolutions 2015

    Last week I talked about my BIG resolution this year in terms of reading but I have a few others I’d like to share   Keep better track of the books I am reading. The past few years I’ve been logging my reading using the Goodreads challenge feature. While this gives a relatively accurate count of…

    alexandrap529

    January 2, 2015
    Books
  • Reading Resolution: Diversity

    The discussion surrounding Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award win and her amazing NYT OP-ED has made me reconsider the way that I read. I have previously made an effort to look for books with LGBTQ characters or authors and to find books with non-American authors. I realize now that this is not enough. The books that…

    alexandrap529

    December 31, 2014
    Books
    #divediversity, brown girl dreaming, jacqueline woodson, new years resolution, resolutions
  • Christmas Gift Card Picks

    If you’re anything like me, you probably got a few gift cards for Christmas. Though I know I should spread the “wealth” over the next few months, I can never sit on a gift card long. Here are a few of my suggestions for spending that Barnes and Noble/Amazon/Independent bookstore gift card that’s burning a…

    alexandrap529

    December 29, 2014
    Books
    amy tan, astray, book wishlist, christmas list, dodie smith, emma donoghue, gift card, i capture the castle, kazuo ishiguro, Never Let Me Go, the joy luck club
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