
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day A few years ago, I was talking to my friend about geek culture. I turned to her and said "You know what I just realized? I think I might be a geek". She looked at me and said "You THINK?!" When I was growing up, we weren't yet an out-and-proud subculture that has it's own prominent place in mainstream culture. This was something you tried to hide behind Starter jackets and Jansport bookbags.. and REALLY tall bangs

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende I knew this was going to be an amazing book when two people whose literary taste I completely trust were so excited to see this book in my local library's annual book sale haul. I remember watching Isabel Allende's talks on TED was was just enamored with her intelligence and sense of humor. This woman is secure in her identity and uses that identity to inspire passion in others. Daughter of Fortune was an incredible tale. It showed me

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel I was completely absorbed in this book from cover to cover (or track to track... I was listening to it on audiobook. Note: the narrator was great!). I have always been a total sucker for post-pandemic-restarting-civilization tales since the first time I picked up Stephen King's The Stand at 9 years old and had my mind BLOWN. This book was even more fascinating as we got a great inner look into how different groups of survivors chose

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Read my review here! #olivertwist #charlesdickens

"You get a book and you get a book and you get a book! You all get books!"
I've never been an Oprah fan. Her shows don't engage me, I don't buy into her particular brand of "woo", and I wanted to gouge my eyeballs out when her signature was emblazoned all over the drinks board at my beloved house of worship (Starbucks... all praise the Basic White Bitch). So I was surprised at how annoyed I was the other night when my husband looked at the seal on my copy of Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende and guffawed "OPRAH?! I'm sure that's a book of subs

UtFb: Interview about ATX Festival
In June, I had the insane opportunity to attend the Gilmore girls reunion at the ATX Festival in Austin, TX. Rob wanted to interview me about it on Under the Flooboards. Listen here! #underthefloorboards #atxfestival #gilmoregirlsreunion