the world was hers for the reading
One of my reading goals for this year is to read more nonfiction, but I hadn’t even thought about doing so until I came across Jia Tolentino’s brand new essay collection. Tolentino is absolutely incredible; I had heard of her before and even read some of her New Yorker pieces, but I had no idea […]
Read More Trick Mirror // Jia TolentinoOh boy! Another semester, another reading list!! Course: The Global Novel The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai Exit West by Mohsin Hamid A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi I’m most excited about this class this […]
Read More Fall 2019 Semester Reading ListHappy September! ‘Tis the season of stress breakouts and tension headaches! While I’m struggling transitioning back into the school routine, these are the books I’m hoping to read, acquired on one much-needed Barnes & Noble trip. Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami I adore Murakami, and I’m (slowly) working on making my way through his entire […]
Read More On My Nightstand: September 2019I am a huge sucker for campus novels and books that follow a group of characters over a period of time, so I was ecstatic to receive a copy of The Other’s Gold from Penguin and learn that it checks both those boxes! The debut novel from Elizabeth Ames, The Other’s Gold follows four friends–passionate […]
Read More The Other’s Gold // Elizabeth AmesRed, White & Royal Blue is one of those books I’ve seen virtually Everyone reading this summer! Given how much I love a good royal wedding and some White House drama, I was quick to jump on the bandwagon; the novel follows the First Son of the U.S., Alex, and the Prince of Wales, Henry, […]
Read More Red, White & Royal Blue // Casey McQuistonIf you’re on Instagram, chances are you’ve heard of Getaway. Basically a really aesthetic glamping experience, Getaway offers an escape from busy city life (or, just life) in the form of a tiny house in the great outdoors, with all the modern essentials of our everyday lives but with cool features to emphasize Escape like […]
Read More Reading Material: Three Days at Getaway Beaver CreekWith classes starting back up again in a week and a half, I’m starting to feel the pressure to read as much as I can for “fun” before all hell breaks loose and I’m juggling reading assignments for five different classes. While marking up a manuscript for my internship, I am also reading three books […]
Read More Current Reads: August 15, 2019