So, I really, really love celebrity memoirs. Mainly because I have a fascination with Hollywood (as if you couldn’t tell from all my pop culture-y posts) and I love it when actors tell what it was like “Behind-The-Scenes,” especially if it’s about some of my favorite TV shows.  That’s why I was so excited to […]

You know those moments when you’re talking to an extremely close friend about an important life matter, and as they give you their advice and perspective, you suddenly becoming irrationally angry? Like, every annoyance and irritation and frustration with this person suddenly boils up inside you, and you feel your cheeks flush, and you simultaneously […]

So, here’s a disclaimer right up front — I don’t think of myself as someone who reads “romance novels.” I’m a child of the 80s, just the phrase “romance novel” immediately brings to mind a dewy watercolor-esque painting with ornate metallic script and Fabio’s bare chest. That’s, like, soooo not my jam. However, as much as I’m […]

Star Wars: Last Shot by Daniel Jose Older This book was a delightful, unexpected surprise for me. I admit, it took me a bit to get into it. I started it back in April when it first came out (and I will be the first to admit, I surprised myself when I showed up at Barnes […]

June 12 was one of the greatest days I’ve had in recent memory. It started with a fairly regular morning. Then, I drove down to my old office neighborhood and met up with coworkers for lunch (it was also the first day I met my friend’s new baby). After lunch, two of my girlfriends joined […]

As I mentioned in my Ready Player One post, I’m terrible at writing reviews. I either give away too much or too little or don’t talk about the right (which I totally just started to type as write) things… so, even though I might use the TAG “Reviews” on this blog post, just think of it as my book thoughts, okay? […]