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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

7 Awesome Gifts Your College Student Will Love

Sorry, everyone, but it’s time to call it: summer is over. Time to deflate your donut pool float, pull out the cardigans, and — if you’re a student — get ready for another semester of textbooks and exams. If you’re feeling the back-to-school blues, why not treat yourself (or your favorite student) to a little retail therapy? These useful gifts for college students get an A+ from us. $5 a Meal College Cookbook: Good Cheap Food for When You Need to Eat Authors: Rhonda Lauret Parkinson, B. E. Horton Nobody is born a great cook, but it’s important for every [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:54-07:00September 7th, 2016|Tags: , |

Book Bingo 2016: Blackout Edition

Can you believe summer is almost over? Time to do a final Summer Book Bingo 2016 check-in! I’ve been working on a blackout all summer, but I’ll be reading right up until the last minute to get ‘er done. Thank goodness for a long holiday weekend, aka an extra day for frantic bingo reading. Here’s what I ended up with: Recommended by a librarian: Marrow Island Cookbook: Korean Food Made Simple You’ve been meaning to read: City of Mirrors We Need Diverse Books: Homegoing Collection of short stories: The Unfinished World From your childhood: Island of the Blue Dolphins Prize-winner: The [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:54-07:00August 31st, 2016|Tags: |

Fall 2016 Book Preview: Best Fiction and Nonfiction

So you spent the summer working your way through our summer 2016 book preview, and now you’re ready for more? Not to worry, we’ve got a whole new list of great new fiction and nonfiction for fall 2016! From sci-fi and fantasy to memoirs to history, there’s something for every reader in this stack of fall 2016 books. Fix yourself a hot drink, get cozy under a blanket, and let’s get to it! SEPTEMBER Everfair (September 6) Author: Nisi Shawl This Victorian-era alternate history novel imagines how Belgium’s disastrous colonization of the Congo might have gone differently if native Africans [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:54-07:00August 25th, 2016|
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