Farming: A Handbook by Wendell Berry: Each time Bryan and I head to Carmichael's Bookstore for anything, I almost always grab a book of poetry by Kentucky's own Wendell Berry. There's something about the movement in his words and the romanticism he displays while describing the smell of soil or the ...
Second and Third Quarter Reads
Followers by Megan Angelo: Oh, man... This one was... Difficult. Weird. Frustrating. Imagine everything you hate about reality television put on paper in front of you for a few hundred pages. Now, try to imagine the people made famous by reality television wanting to change and escape the world ...
First Quarter Reads
Start with Why by Simon Sinek: I started 2020 with a book that's been highly recommended by many in my office. I'd be lying if I said I'd read any of Sinek's books before, so I was easily surprised at how easy this one was to breeze through. Books on business, corporate development, and finding ...
Fourth Quarter Reads
Well, this is sad...
I've met my reading challenge of 2019, reading an average of 2 books a month. I've covered everything from books on women in business to the history of hip-hop to Stephen King's classic It. But, in the final quarter of this year, I've been so distracted by other things, ...
Third Quarter Reads
Work Wife by Erica Cerulo: Geared heavily towards female entrepreneurs and building their businesses with a like-minded female partner. I read this as a manager in a large company who has several work wives- my boss, Stacy, and my “Brunch Bunch,” Margot, Stacey, Magen, and Courtney, but a lot of ...
Second Quarter Reads
Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis: (not photographed because I lent it to a friend) Billed as a collection of funny essays of a genteel Southern lady transplanted to New York on said Southern lady's adaptation to NYC living, I was definitely kept entertained. However, at times, I got really, ...
First Quarter Reads
For several years now, I've done my best to keep up with a few books a month. From business and etiquette to ridiculous fiction and biographies, I've been trying to keep in line with reading at least two books a month.
Between recommendations from my book-loving friends (I'm looking at you, ...
Book Review: Educated: A Memoir
In a mad dash to finish my annual reading challenge on Goodreads, a few visits to Carmichael's lately have found me snatching up books that I've been wanting to read for some time. Among them all- Unwifeable (which I wasn't a fan of), How to Murder Your Life (which I wasn't a fan of for the same ...
Book Review: Bel Canto
I discovered Ann Patchett's work when Commonwealth hit the shelves in 2016. With a striking, simple cover, and a title that nodded to my segment of the universe (we are the Commonwealth of Kentucky, after all), I didn't even read the description inside the cover, but just plopped the book on the ...
