Grace Helbig is the self-proclaimed older sister of the Internet. The whole thing, everyone. I’m a few years older than she is, and even I would consider her my older sister. I would also very much like to drink with her. Helbig made her name with her DailyGrace YouTube channel, and can now be found three days a week at It’s Grace. She and her two co-conspirators, Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart, make up the holy trinity of YouTube fans everywhere. I’ve never been one […]
All About Bette
Ironically I received two copies of Dark Victory for Christmas this past December but didn’t manage to read either copy until now. The (only) problem with receiving 18 books between December and my birthday in March is it takes forever to get through them all, particularly if you continue to borrow books from relatives. Dark Victory combined two of my favorite things: Old Hollywood and true stories of bad ass women. This is a pretty straightforward biography; it is well researched and goes from birth […]
An intimate glimpse at the life of Barbara Pym
I decided to be a completist and read ALL the Barbara Pym. I’m typically not a stickler for reading an author’s diaries, letters, or miscellany (except for Jane Austen–that woman had a vicious streak in her, and I love every minute of it), but I felt like Pym would be an entertaining correspondent. I was not wrong. A Very Private Eye is a compiled collection of Pym’s letters, diaries from 1933-1979, and other notebook excerpts that featured ideas for her novels. We read about her […]
You’ll sourrwvive
I opened the latest book care package from my neice (she and I exchange books and treats by mail) and this memoir was on top. Wartime France? Check! Family history and mystery? Check! Finding the love of your life in a small village in the south of France? Double check! It appeared to be right up my alley and I happily brewed a cup of coffee, got a cat on my lap and dove in. It didn’t take long before my glee turned ennui. While Ms. […]
The American Dreamer
I have read a lot of celebrity memoirs lately. Craig Ferguson’s American on Purpose differs in two big ways. First of all, it’s a straight up autobiography — starts with his childhood, hits all the highs (and lows) of his career, sums up with where he is now (well, 2008). Second difference? While I’ve read a lot of about the sad childhoods of now-famous people (bullied for being tall/smart/dumb/raised by hippies/a bedwetter, etc), this is the first one I felt genuinely bad for. Ferguson “bad childhood” consisted largely […]
I don’t think I could have lasted a week
This is so not my usual reading material, but my aunt recommended it and was kind enough to lend me a copy, so I figured I would give it a shot. I ended up really enjoying most of it, and I’m glad I tried something outside my comfort zone. As a bit of background, I am a liberal atheist who lives in a very conservative state and works for a very Christian company. My parents made us go to church until I was a teenager, then stopped for […]
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