I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself is a delightful love letter to Paris, to freedom of expression, and to oneself.
Long-time Tartlets may remember author Glynnis MacNicol from when I reviewed her memoir No One Tells You This back in 2019. MacNicol’s musings on being a single and childless woman in her 40s struck a huge chord with me. No One Tells You This remains one of my favorite reads to this day.
Now, seven years (omg!!! how?!?!) later,...
‘Tis the season to start holiday shopping, and The Writer's Table: Famous Authors and Their Favourite Recipes makes the perfect gift for all your foodie friends.
What’s The Writer's Table: Famous Authors and Their Favourite Recipes about? As a food blogger, book blogger, and writer, I’m pretty much the perfect audience for The Writer’s Table. This short nonfiction book combines my love of literature and food into a delectable little...
I’m usually not picky about where I read books. In bed, on the couch, in a waiting room -- anywhere is fair game as a place to sneak in some reading.
But, the only time I read Infinite Paradise: Witnessing the Wild, a Memoir was when I sat on my garden patio in the cool of a summer evening, while sipping a glass of homemade lemonade and listening to birdsong.
It was absolutely perfect.
What’s Infinite Paradise about? In Infinite...
I really thought that How the Hell Did I Not Know That?: My Midlife Year from Couch to Curiosity was going to be the perfect read for me.
I’m not exactly midlife, but I’m getting closer.
I’m not retired, but I wish I were. Every damn day.
And, the biggest draw of all: author Lucie Frost seems to be as obsessed as I am with the reality TV show 90 Day Fiancé. So, her book and I seemed like a match made in heaven.
Except How the Hell...
You won’t believe how many people tell me to read Crying in H Mart after learning that I run a book-inspired recipe blog. It's probably the first book recommendation out of people's mouths. After reading just a few pages of Michelle Zauner's memoir, though, it's easy to understand why: her story is a love letter to Asian-American food culture.
Interestingly, though, I didn't love Crying in H Mart as much as I'd hoped to.
What is Crying...
So many people have recommended that I read Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.
Maybe it’s because I love hygge and cozy winter vibes so much. Maybe it’s because I speak frankly about dealing with seasonal depression. Or, maybe it’s because I essentially work three jobs and need to rest, goddammit.
Whatever the reason, I was very excited to get my hands on a copy of Wintering and glean what pearls of wisdom I...
Reading Going to Maine: All the Ways to Fall on the Appalachian Trail was the most fun I’ve had in awhile from the easy, even-more-appreciated comfort of my couch.
What’s Going to Maine about?
Going to Maine: All the Ways to Fall on the Appalachian Trail is a memoir by Sally Chaffin Brooks that recounts when, at twenty-five years old, she decided to thru-hike (read: hike all the way through) the Appalachian trail from Georgia to Maine...
I knew I was going to love Spare before I even read it.
In all honesty, I was predisposed to love it:
I’m that girl who got up at 6am to watch Kate Middleton marry Prince William and risked being late for her train because I didn’t want to leave the house before she walked down the aisle.
I’m that girl baked scones at 5am and donned a fascinator when Prince Harry married Megan Markle.
I’ve seen every season of The Crown, and I’m...
Confession: I've never read a Stephen King novel. Yes, even though I adore horror stories. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is the first work by this insanely famous author I've read.
A good writer always needs more writing advice I picked up On Writing because so many other writers, readers, agents, and editors have recommended it to me as a must-read for aspiring authors. I received a library copy in 2019 during The Great Concussion...
"To the Women." Author Liza Rodman dedicated her memoir, The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer, "to the women." I always read dedication pages, and when I saw this phrase at the beginning of the book, I thought the sentiment was sweet. But, that's about it. Because I didn't know yet. I didn't know what I was about to read. By the time I finished reading The Babysitter, the full impact of "to the women" hit me like a brick. ...
