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I really expected that reading about the challenges of an older female of color becoming an undergraduate again would be fascinating, while the details about art school itself would be a little dry. Oddly, it was the opposite.

[Humor]

Restorative yoga–my favorite.

Short profiles of present day makers, most of whom seem to be friends of the author, and photos of their work. Basically a coffee table book.

Yep, I enjoy reading, and now mostly listening, to the Dresden files. James Marsters (Spike!) is the perfect narrator for these. I just can't believe I've made it through 12 of them. Four stars for being good at what they are.

I loved reading about Bing Crosby and his life, but wasn't really into all the business details of the early entertainment industry.

An amazing life and a terrific book.

Very well written, and it was great to read something new (to me) about Gertrude Stein. Now I need to read [b:The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 527495 The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Gertrude Stein https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403192593l/527495.SY75.jpg 2285834] again.

Short, but lovely. Reviewed here by the NYTimes. For the Read Harder Challenge of a book of poetry published after 2014.

I may have cried a little.

Nothing new, but 4 starts for being more Julia.

Fun read.

How had I never heard of Jane Kenyon before? Raised in Ann Arbor, married to Donald Hall? Better late than never. Counting this one for my challenge: A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman (because it includes Kenyon's translations of Twenty Poems of Anna Akhmatova).

More Sontag. Probably enough to last a while.

Loved this.

Fun with copyediting.

Read this because I love the My Favorite Murder podcast, even though I often have to take a break from it because I get creeped out.

A strong, moving book by a brilliant woman. The story is sad, of course, but I love how fierce and smart Julia Yip-Williams was, and how well she wrote.

Interesting idea, but I wish there had been more to it.

Airplane read. I liked it.

For the Read Harder challenge of an historical romance by an AOC. I liked this more than I thought I would since historical romances are not my fav. But it had a fast-paced story, snappy dialog, and lots of passion. I did have to suspend my disbelief a little in order to accept that a Civil War-era heroine would have such a modern feminist sensibility, but, hey, more power to her.

Good mystery; good travel reading.

Second in the Nils Shapiro series, but my least favorite. Perhaps because I'm not all that interested in hockey?

Surprisingly interesting book about a genuinely weird but talented artist. Good travel reading.

What Roxane said.