I love October. It’s the perfect month for getting cozy under a blanket with a book while drinking a hot mug of tea. Heavenly, actually. Specials by Scott Westerfeld Specials is the third book in Westerfeld’s Uglies series. My best friends and I have a thing for young adult dystopian literature, and we pass series among ourselves as weContinue reading “2015 in Books, October”
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2015 in Books, September
The Art of Museum Exhibitions: How Story and Imagination Create Aesthetic Experiences by Leslie Bedford We somewhat jokingly have “Theory Thursday” in my department when my boss and I have our philosophical discussions about museum theory. I also try to read a couple of museum books a year both to stay current in my field and alsoContinue reading “2015 in Books, September”
2015 in Books, July
Alright, the real reason I haven’t been reading as much these days is because I’m pregnant and have a toddler. The time I would normally spend reading–toddler’s nap time–is spent taking naps of my own. This first trimester is straight knocking me out. Still, as ever, I read. Serenity: Better Days by Joss Whedon et alContinue reading “2015 in Books, July”
2015 in Books, May
Another month’s worth of reading: Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Berry It took me from mid-March until the beginning of May to finish this behemoth. Berry wrote an exhaustive history of flooding on the Mississippi River, focusing his attention on the engineers who unwittinglyContinue reading “2015 in Books, May”
2015 in Books, February
I’ve been asked if I actually enjoy reading or if I just consume books. Frankly, I love everything about reading–the initial promise of the cover, the feeling of being wrapped in another person’s philosophy and emotions, the satisfaction of learning where these characters are going, and closing the book with the knowledge that it’s thereContinue reading “2015 in Books, February”
Caroline Mitchell Carrico 