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Book Recommendations, Part II

On June 1, 2011 · 26 Comments · In books

I’ve been terrible about reading books since Nora was born. Well, I do read them, but they are of the board book variety. :) But a few weeks ago, we got an iPad (yay!), and now I have access to Kindle, eBooks, and Nook apps. Somehow, being able to read on this device has renewed […]

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We Will Pay

On November 5, 2010 · 28 Comments · In books, nora

We’ve all heard about how wonderful an idea it is to read to a baby.

Even before they are born, we’re encouraged to read to them. Once they’re here, we are told to limit TV time, and to surround a child with books instead. We aim to instill in them a love of reading. We’re […]

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Book of Baby

On October 27, 2010 · 10 Comments · In books, nora

Does this count as a book review? I think it should, because well, Lord knows I have not been reading anything lately.

When I was pregnant, I spent a decent chunk of time looking at baby books. There were specific things I was looking for in a book to document the first year of my […]

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Recent Read: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

On May 27, 2010 · 4 Comments · In books

First things first–Which of you do I have to blame for recommending this book to a pregnant woman? BAD NEWS, my friends. I read this book on our trip to Florida, and spent the majority of our flight home choking back sobs and trying to hide my steadily falling tears. I guess I should […]

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Recent Read: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

On April 15, 2010 · 3 Comments · In books

I read this book in February/early March, but once again, I’ve procrastinated writing about it. I have no idea why I do that, because it’s always harder to remember everything when I let too much time pass.

The Help explores the culture of Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960s. Most white households–even middle class […]

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