By Ginny Short Blanco’s recent book of poems is vivid and startling. There is no pretense of language or cleverness or attempt at intellectual gymnastics in this collection. What I love about it most is that it is completely approachable. …
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BookBar Blog: Keep Going by Austin Kleon
By Kateri Kramer I’ve felt “stuck” creatively since I graduated from my MFA program. Whether that was because of burnout, the anxiety of influence, or the daily stresses of life I can’t say for sure. All I know is …
13 Favorite Kids’ Books from a New Mom
By Becky LeJeune I’ve loved reading all my life and it’s a love I hope to instill in my son. Of course that means we’ve already started reading to him (and amassing a large number of books for his own …
Read-O-Lution Roundup
As our Read-O-Lution 2019 party quickly approaches on March 1, we wanted to round up some of our first of the year reads. We didn’t just read books though! We also listened to audiobooks on Libro.FM and tuned into …
BookBar Review: Cravings by Chrissy Teigen
Review by Becky LeJune When Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings released, I dare say I wasn’t the only one surprised by the fact that the supermodel was a serious foodie. Sure, those who followed her online (and she has a massive following) …
BookBar Review: Fludde
Fludde, Peter Mishler Review By Blaine Heydt The forward to Peter Mishler’s collection Fludde begins “Occasionally, poetry provides us with raw proof of what it is to be alive, perceptions that never stray far from sensations, …
BookBar Review: Deep Creek by Pam Houston
Deep Creek – BookBar Book Review Stephanie Vessely “For now,” writes Pam Houston in Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, “I want to sit vigil with the earth…I want to write unironic odes to …
BookBar Review: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Review By Kateri Kramer Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb begins with a mantra I’ve employed myself a few times. Quickly though, the reader finds out that what author and therapist …
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The Collected Schizophrenias Book Review
The Collected Schizophrenias Book Review by Stephanie Vessely “I am trying to say that I am a wife,” writes Esmé Weijun Wang in The Collected Schizophrenias. “I am a good patient, I am an entrepreneur. I am also schizoaffective, living …
Modern Baking Book Review
Review of Modern Baking by Donna Hay Reviewed by Kateri Kramer Donna Hay begins her beautiful new book, MODERN BAKING: CAKES, COOKIES, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN with “Anyone who knows me will tell you baking is my therapy- it’s my …
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