Tag: Books

  • Story in Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    Story in Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    “The Circus arrives without warning…” Magical. Enchanting. Dreamlike. Those are a few of the words I would use to describe The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. We needed something to do in Chicago a few years ago before meeting up with some friends, so of course we found a bookstore. I’m someone who NEVER just picks…

  • What I Read: April & May

    What I Read: April & May

    As April wound down and I finished my critique class, I also abandoned The 2015 Book Project. When we went on vacation in May, I let myself roam free in the fiction world and devoured much of what I could get my hands on. Here’s what I read in April & May. Fiction, Fiction, Fiction!…

  • Story in Review: Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler

    Story in Review: Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler

    This book is a love letter to the Midwest and the people that live here. Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler is a book that I will read again and again. Through the perspectives of four friends who grew up in Little Wing, WI, we learn what it’s like to live – and love – in a…