https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/10/05/just-read-what-happened-by-hillary-cl... This was a must read but also a hard read because I was really hoping Hillary would be President. I loved how open and honest she was in this memoir - I think it's a window into the real Hillary.

Read my 5 star review of Gail Honeyman's impressive debut novel - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. For you're an introvert like me, this novel is for you ;). https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/09/13/just-read-eleanor-oliphant-is-complet...

https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/08/31/just-read-diana-her-true-story-in-her... Andrew Morton's Diana: Her True Story was updated for the anniversary and is primarily based on secret interviews with the Princess conducted 5 years before her death. I found it very personal and moving, as well as informative - if somewhat biased. Read my review on the blog!

Read my review of Alyssa Mastromonaco's political memoir Who Thought This Was A Good Idea, about her years serving in Obama's campaign and White House. Despite some issues with structure and tone, Mastromonaco's story is very inspiring and it's a pretty quick read. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/08/10/just-read-who-thought-this-was-a-good...

Read my reviews of Selina Siak Chin Yoke's historical fiction novels set in Malaysia in the late 1800s and 1900s. They were beautifully written and taught me so much about Malaysian history and culture. 4 stars for each one! https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/08/08/author-spotlight-selina-siak-chin-yok...

Read my five star review of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, as narrated in audiobook format by Simon Slater. It was so beautifully written and Slater really brought Mantel's characters to life! Read more on my blog! https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/08/03/just-read-wolf-hall-by-hilary-mantel-...

Read my reviews of these three BOTM picks! For more details on how to enter the giveaway of a hardcover copy of The Nightingale, click through to the blog post. #giveaway #bookreviews #bookrecommendations https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/31/may-2017-bookofthemonth-delivery-revi...

Read my review of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' classic novel Love In The Time Of Cholera and find out why, despite the beautiful writing, I was disappointed in the story line and ending of the novel. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/27/1000-novels-series-review-love-in-the...

In this Author Spotlight of Yuval Noah Harari, I review his two recent nonfiction titles Sapiens and Homo Deus. I loved Sapiens but Homo Deus felt really biased and incomplete to me. Read my post to find out why! https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/25/reviews-of-sapiens-and-homo-deus-by-y...

Read my review of Death Of A Nationalist on Novels And Nonfiction. It's a crime mystery set in Francoist Spain right after the Spanish Civil war and before WWII. Loved the writing and the characters! https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/20/just-read-review-of-death-of-a-nation... #bookreview #bookrecommendation #novel #crime #mystery #crimemystery

I really liked all 3 of my April 2017 selections from @bookofthemonth . American War in particular was absolutely excellent. Read my reviews on the blog. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/17/april-2017-bookofthemonth-delivery-re...

I ended up reading The Handmaid's Tale and watching the TV series on Hulu almost simultaneously. Doing so made me realize that as amazing and original as the novel is, it's TV interpretation really elevated it and expanded on Margaret Atwood's genius. You can read 5 reasons why on my blog. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/12/1000-novels-series-review-the-handmai...

Read today's blog post to find out why I would recommend that you skip popular nonfiction picks like Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and Dead Wake by Erik Larson. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/10/3-nonfiction-books-you-might-want-to-...

Behind Her Eyes was a well-constructed, reliably suspenseful thriller with interesting female protagonists at its center and an enormous unexpected twist at the end. 4 star rating! Follow link for more: https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2017/07/05/march-2017-bookofthemonth-delivery-re...

If you want to read a review of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend by a real Italian, here it is! https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/12/15/elena-ferrantes-neapolitan-novels-boo...

The Year Of Living Danishly by Helen Russell was very informative and really funny! I know so much more about Denmark now! https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/12/08/just-read-the-year-of-living-danishly...

4 Stars to The Mothers and Rich And Pretty, and 2 stars to The Trespasser. Read my reviews on the blog. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/12/05/november-2016-book-of-the-month-deliv...

Read my review at https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/12/01/just-read-hag-seed-by-margaret-atwood.... A lucid, lyrical and visionary retelling of one of Shakespeare‘s most unusual plays, which will make you feel Shakespeare‘s versatility and the artistry of Atwood‘s prose

"Like most girls, she'd already learned that pretty exposes you and pretty hides you and like most girls, she hadn't yet learned how to navigate the difference."

"I hungered to examine the newer ideas about heat, thermodynamics, gases and electricity, as well as their mathematical underpinnings; numbers were the architecture of an enormous physical system integral to everything. This was God's secret language, I was certain. This was my religion, I was on a crusade, and crusaders couldn't afford frailty. Feeling Mr. Einstein's eyes on me, I reminded myself that crusaders couldn't afford romance either."

Read my review of Enchanted Islands at https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/11/08/october-2016-book-of-the-month-delive...

Read my review of The Wonder at https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/11/08/october-2016-book-of-the-month-delive...

Read my review of All The Single Ladies on the rise and importance of unmarried women in America on https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/11/14/just-read-all-the-single-ladies-by-re...

Read my review of Black-Eyed Susans on my blog: https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/11/07/just-read-black-eyed-susans-by-julia-...

https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/11/03/just-read-spaceman-by-mike-massimino-...

It's not going on my list of favorite classics but The Tenant Of Wildfell hall was a solid read with scandalous feminist themes for the time. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/10/26/1000-novels-series-the-tenant-of-wild...

Read my reviews of Eowyn Ivey's first two novels The Snow Child and To The Bright Edge Of The World - two beautifully evocative stories set in the Alaskan wilderness. https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/10/24/eowyn-iveys-evocative-novels-set-in-a...

"We can know each other deeper than mere facts. We can love each other deeper than our actions."

"That bird gave Darwin a theory which changed everything the world knew about science and God. I was that finch, trapped in a snare, lost to history. I hissed at it, and took pleasure in the fact that it flew away, startled. There. Let it fear humans in the future. We are a terrifying and awful species."

Check out my list of weekly book related blog posts and articles, as well as a recap of my posts for the blog this week (including a scientific nonfiction booklist that features The Gene). https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/10/21/links-i-loved-this-week-10212016/

"The years passed. Time is like a dray horse - it follows its own will. It plods along when you wish it would speed, and then it runs away from you when you need it to stroll beside you."

"Each of us can trace our mitochondrial lineage to a single human female who existed in Africa about two hundred thousand years ago. She is the common mother of our species." A very beautiful and inspirational fact from The Gene.

Absolutely loved this haunting mystery. Read my review at https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/10/20/1000-novels-series-review-of-the-woma...

Sammy inspecting my hardcover classic of The Tenant Of Wildfell hall this morning and subjecting it to the taste test shortly thereafter

"I saw distinctly the pure moon shining on, and the light clouds skimming the clear, dark sky; and then, I saw the eternal stars twinkling down upon me; I knew their God was mine, and He was strong to save and swift to hear."

#OOTD and my lunchtime read. Really loving The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall - almost done with it. Isn't this penguin classics hardcover edition beautiful?

I really enjoyed #sully . It was a great read for anyone interested in aviation, and covered much more than just the incredible landing on the Hudson.

I love scientific nonfiction when it's written in an accessible and engaging way. These titles make learning about complex scientific topics enjoyable and interesting. Check them out!

Yummy food for lunch today from Tender Greens with my Penguin Hardcover Classics edition of The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall. #bookreview #bookblog #bookblogger #bookstagram #books #bookworm #booksarelife #reading #readingisfun #readingtime #readingisfundamental #readingissexy #ilovebooks

"I am satisfied that if a book is a good one, it is so whatever the sex of the author may be. All novels are or should be written for both men and women to read, and I am at a loss to conceive how a man should permit himself to write anything that would be really disgraceful to a woman or why a woman should be censured for writing anything that would be proper and becoming for a man."

Enjoying The Gene so far. Holds up to The Emperor Of All Maladies, which I loved #readingtime #readingisfundamental #readingissexy #ilovebooks #bookreview #bookblog #bookblogger #bookstagram #books #bookworm #booksarelife #reading #readingisfun

Three profoundly destabilizing scientific ideas ricochet through the twentieth century, trisecting it into three unequal parts: the atom, the byte, the gene. Each is foreshadowed by an earlier century, but dazzles into full prominence in the twentieth. Each begins its life as a rather abstract scientific concept, but grows to invade multiple human discourses - thereby transforming culture, society, politics, and language.

I absolutely loved The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies. Read my review at https://novelsandnonfiction.com/2016/10/13/just-read-the-tea-planters-wife-book-...

Loved receiving my October Book Of The Month selections last night! Can't wait to read them!

"It is remarkable how we go on. All that we come to know and witness and endure, yet out hearts keep beating, our faith persists."

"I couldn't get my fill of her, Boyd said. - She was like a little trickle of cold water from a mountainside that you just want to drink & drink, but you're only getting a sip."

Read my review of @gayleforman 's Leave Me - a story about taking a sabbatical from real life #bookreview http://bit.ly/2dBRWnv

By landing safely, flight 1549 returned passengers and crew to the loving embrace of their families. We've all been given second chances. We've been given new reminders that we are loved, and new opportunities to show affection to those we care about.

The Gene in hardcover has a very satisfying heft to it. Can't wait to read it! #bookreview #bookblog #bookblogger #books #bookworm #booksarelife

In aviation, we should always aim for zero accidents. To come closer to accomplishing this, we must have the integrity to always do the right things, even if they cost more money.