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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

Every once in a while, I like to revisit a book I read in elementary school. Sometimes I do not … More

Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

If your business, service, or book isn’t on the internet, does it really exist? Today’s marketers would argue yes, as … More

fantasy, Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan

Escape by Carolyn Jessop (with Laura Palmer)

  In the last 100 years, women’s lives have come a long way in the west. There is much greater … More

Carolyn Jessop, Escape, FLDS, fundamentalism, Polygamy

Gifts in Jars by Natalie Wise

    Now that the holidays are upon us, many people are out searching for gifts for loved ones. However, … More

environmental awareness, gifts, Gifts in Jars, Natalie Wise

Calypso by David Sedaris

  Whenever I am in a reading funk, one thing that often helps me get back in the groove is … More

audiobooks, David Sedaris, Short Stories

The Year of Less by Cait Flanders

In spite of the fact that we live in a culture of over-consumption, the minimalism and simple living movement has … More

binging, Cait Flanders, consumerism, minimalism, the Year of Less

That Reminds Me- Collection of Memories of Some 60 Years Ago by Irene Winslow

Quite often I read books about how people lived generations before I was born, especially in a diary or memoir … More

Irene Winslow, local author, memoir, Thunder Bay

Wealthing Like Rabbits by Robert R. Brown

I’ve been going through personal finance books one after another. In an era of insecure employment, insecure pensions, and insecure … More

compound interest, personal finance, Robert R. Brown, Wealthing like Rabbits

Chicken Soup for the Soul- The Joy of Less by Amy Newmark and Brooke Burke-Charvet

I’ve been in a “book funk” the last couple of months- I start a book, read a few pages, and … More

Amy Newmark, Brooke Burke-Charvet, consumption, simplicity, The Joy of Less

Goodbye, things: the new Japanese minimalism by Fumio Sasaki

Lately, you may have heard of “Minimalism” gaining popularity. This is a movement which can be defined in many ways, and … More

consumerism, contemporary, decluttering, Fumio Sasaki, Goodbye things, Lifestyle, minimalism, nonfiction

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