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I just started listening to a new audio-book on my commute–a foodie mystery called The Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke–and it motivated me to do something I rarely do–BAKE. A book inspired me to cook–what’s next?! The book’s protagonist, Hannah Swensen, is the owner of The Cookie Jar. As the book progresses, she includes recipes that are mentioned [...]
Here’s the final list* for my “Off the Deep End” Summer Reading Challenge–pictorial first, numbered list with links to the books and bloggers who suggested them second. I reserve the right to shuffle the order in which I read them–it’s my challenge, after all! Now, if you’re looking for something to read this summer, look no [...]
In December 2007, I stumbled upon a few blogs and discovered an online society I never knew about. After following two or three blogs for a few days, I decided that blogging was something I could do too. And so, without much thought or direction (evidenced by my early posts), I started my own life blog. 18 months later I have [...]
I recently read a startling statistic about internet addiction and faced the fact that I, too, am hooked on the internet. Typically, I spend about 3 hours each night (M-Th) online, usually from 9p-12a, in addition to checking in on my blogs and email from my phone or work computer a few times during the day. [...]
Growing up, my appetite for reading was insatiable. At night, I read under the cover of darkness with a pen light. I read while tanning at the beach. I tried to read at the dining room table during dinner, but my Puritanical father forbade it. I read during classes, hiding paperbacks in my textbooks, which I kept at a 45 degree [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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