Like books, tea is a life force for me. I’m obsessed with the ritual of tea, everything from selecting a blend of
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My July 2017 reading recap has to start with how this crazy month both ate into my reading practice and made me love reading again. At the end of June, I started a new job that had very specific and
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Like books, tea is a life force for me. I’m obsessed with the ritual of tea, everything from selecting a blend of tea to drink to the percussive, smooth sound of pouring
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My July 2017 reading recap has to start with how this crazy month both ate into my reading practice and made me love reading again. At the end of June, I started
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(This post contains spoilers for The Fault in Our Stars… also, I wrote this as part of my application for MFA programs in spring 2017—and it worked!) Upon a first read, John Green’s
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A Little Personal History The first time I officially recognized my illness as a disability was in 2006 when I registered with Student Disability Services at Barnard College, which I attended at
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I resent the fact that almost any young adult novel with stylized, first-person teen male POV is automatically judged against John Green. It’s a shallow way of looking at what we should
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You might not know it from when you first meet me–given that I am bitter, cynical, sarcastic, and hard around the edges–but I am a total romantic at heart. I was overjoyed
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Ermagod. Benedict Cumberbatch…whatever you think about his appearance, nobody can deny that he has one of the sexiest voices in the world. Seriously, he could send me into a hot sweat if
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It’s been five years since I read The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt’s third novel and a book that launched me on my bookish career. It was dealing with the severe book hangover after finishing
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Jill Mansell “Three Amazing Things About You” Review: Three Stars OK, I’m struggling with how I feel about this book. I feel mixed. And let me tell you why. At times, this
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Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and Up Personal Reaction to the Book: Yes! This is what it’s like to read a
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