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Surprise! Women will also have books published this fallBooks

by Jodi on 14.Aug.11 with 7 comments

Yes, women have written books that are going to be published this fall. In fact, women have written books that other people are actually really excited to read. Of course, this might be hard to prove if you take a look at the The Millions’ most anticipated books list or Amazon’s Top 10 Fall picks …

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My favorite books of the past 10 yearsBooks

by Jodi on 27.Jul.10 with 3 comments

So yeah, I Will Dare is going to be 10 on Saturday. To mark this momentous occasion I’m going to be making random Top 10 lists that may or may not have anything to do with the past 10 years. Today’s list, Favorite Books. It’s a little known fact that I’ve been keeping a list …

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Both Ways is the Only Way I Want it, so good it literally took my breath awayBooks

by Jodi on 27.Jul.09 with 1 comments

Anyone who has ever read Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” a second (or more) time will remember that chest-tightening tension that happens when you read about the grandmother and her family happening upon the strangers on a deserted southern road. Maile Meloy conjures up that same kind of tension …

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UNO AttackMisc., Sister Club

by Jodi on 28.Aug.04 with Comments Off comments

maybe it’s because yesterday was the 8th anniversary of alan’s death and we spent yesterday at the fair and i distinctly remember the fair trip 8 years ago. a trip to the fair i didn’t want to take but my dad made me, and i weeped through the corndogs and nearly threw up with grief …

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