December 31, 2024
16

Magpie Book Club: Miranda July’s All Fours.

Book Club
A book review of Miranda July's All Fours.
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December 2, 2024
19

Books in Review: 2024.

Book Club
What are the best books you read this year? Sharing my top picks here.
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October 27, 2024
8

The Magpie Diary: Oct. 27, 2024.

Book Club
Thoughts on Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo," and how it made me reflect on separating stories from…
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September 9, 2024
14

God of the Woods by Liz Moore Book Review.

Book Club
A book review of Liz Moore's "God of the Woods" literary mystery.
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August 20, 2024
15

Magpie Book Club: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.

Book Club
A book review for my Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante -- a great candidate for…
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February 9, 2024
10

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Book Review.

Book Club
A book review of Barbara Kingsolver's Appalachian song of self, Demon Copperhead.
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October 22, 2023
92

The Magpie Diary: October 22, 2023.

Learnings
My weekly diary: everything on my mind this week, from Taylor Swift to female joy…
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October 8, 2023
0

The Magpie Diary: October 8, 2023.

Fashion Trends
Everything on my heart (and in my cart) this week: what I'm reading, worrying about,…
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September 13, 2023
20

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Book Review.

Book Club
A book review of Ann Patchett's "Tom Lake" novel.
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June 28, 2023
6

Magpie Book Club: Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Book Club
A review of Shelby Van Pelt's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" that explores themes of loneliness, grief,…
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September 14, 2022
10

Musings on the Modern Thriller as a Genre.

Book Club
Musings on the modern thriller as a genre -- it interrogation of marriage, its use…
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May 24, 2022
13

Heartburn.

Musings + Essays
Musings on Nora Ephron's hilarious book "Heartburn."
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