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    • A Window Opens, by Elisabeth Egan
    • The Girl Who Slept with God, by Val Brelinski
    • The Art of Memoir, by Mary Karr
    • Saint Monkey, by Jacinda Townsend
    • The Seven Good Years, by Etgar Keret
    • Girl in the Moonlight, by Charles Dubow
    • Etta and Otto and Russell and James, by Emma Hooper
    • Expo 58, by Jonathan Coe
    • Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America, by Linda Tirado
    • Confidence, or the Appearance of Confidence: The Best of Believer Music Interviews, edited by Vendela Vida and Ross Simonini
    • The Returned, by Jason Mott
    • Gun Guys, by Dan Baum
    • Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    • The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond
    • Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World, by Sabina Berman
    • Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son, by Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott
    • How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: Child-Raising Discoveries from Around the World (from Argentina to Tanzania and Everywhere in Between), by Mei-Ling Hopgood
    • The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
    • Mr. Fox, by Helen Oyeyemi
    • Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little, by Christopher Johnson
    • Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History, by Ben Mezrich
    • Embassytown, by China Miéville
    • Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work, edited by Richard Ford
    • A Widow’s Story, by Joyce Carol Oates
    • When the Killing’s Done, by T.C. Boyle
    • Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl, by Donald Sturrock
    • Give Me Your Heart, by Joyce Carol Oates
    • At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson
    • Red Hook Road, by Ayelet Waldman
    • The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell
    • The Best American Travel Writing 2009, edited by Simon Winchester
    • The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood
    • Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love, by Laura Vapnyar
    • Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
    • The Ten-Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer
    • The Other Side of Desire, by Daniel Bergner
    • World without End, by Ken Follett
    • The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008 edited by Philip Zaleski, Introduction by Jimmy Carter
    • State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey
    • No-Man’s Lands: One Man’s Odyssey Through The Odyssey, by Scott Huler
    • Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things Can Be Made Simple), by Jeffrey Kluger
    • God Is Dead, by Ron Currie, Jr.
    • Wolf Totem, by Jiang Rong, translated by Howard Goldblatt
  • Home
  • About
  • Caving
  • Jess’s Book Reviews
    • A Window Opens, by Elisabeth Egan
    • The Girl Who Slept with God, by Val Brelinski
    • The Art of Memoir, by Mary Karr
    • Saint Monkey, by Jacinda Townsend
    • The Seven Good Years, by Etgar Keret
    • Girl in the Moonlight, by Charles Dubow
    • Etta and Otto and Russell and James, by Emma Hooper
    • Expo 58, by Jonathan Coe
    • Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America, by Linda Tirado
    • Confidence, or the Appearance of Confidence: The Best of Believer Music Interviews, edited by Vendela Vida and Ross Simonini
    • The Returned, by Jason Mott
    • Gun Guys, by Dan Baum
    • Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    • The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond
    • Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World, by Sabina Berman
    • Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son, by Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott
    • How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: Child-Raising Discoveries from Around the World (from Argentina to Tanzania and Everywhere in Between), by Mei-Ling Hopgood
    • The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
    • Mr. Fox, by Helen Oyeyemi
    • Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little, by Christopher Johnson
    • Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History, by Ben Mezrich
    • Embassytown, by China Miéville
    • Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work, edited by Richard Ford
    • A Widow’s Story, by Joyce Carol Oates
    • When the Killing’s Done, by T.C. Boyle
    • Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl, by Donald Sturrock
    • Give Me Your Heart, by Joyce Carol Oates
    • At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson
    • Red Hook Road, by Ayelet Waldman
    • The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell
    • The Best American Travel Writing 2009, edited by Simon Winchester
    • The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood
    • Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love, by Laura Vapnyar
    • Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
    • The Ten-Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer
    • The Other Side of Desire, by Daniel Bergner
    • World without End, by Ken Follett
    • The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008 edited by Philip Zaleski, Introduction by Jimmy Carter
    • State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey
    • No-Man’s Lands: One Man’s Odyssey Through The Odyssey, by Scott Huler
    • Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things Can Be Made Simple), by Jeffrey Kluger
    • God Is Dead, by Ron Currie, Jr.
    • Wolf Totem, by Jiang Rong, translated by Howard Goldblatt

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    We’re Back!

    Jess / May 13, 2010

    When we left you last Tuesday, we were awaiting a visit from Dave’s sister Erika, her partner Heidi, and their daughter, Genevieve. They arrived in the afternoon, after taking a very early flight…

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    Tuesday Morning

    Jess / May 4, 2010

    We had a nice weekend. We went to church on Sunday morning and then to the coffee shop for a few minutes. Dave and Katie had a band concert in the afternoon, so…

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    Dirt Showers, Food, and More Baby

    Jess / May 1, 2010

    On Thursday, we had a spring rain that left dirt all over the car! I’ve heard of acid rain, but mud rain is a new one. Weather forecasters had this to say: Spring…

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    A Failed Weigh-in and Other Activities

    Jess / April 28, 2010

    Yesterday Dave took his bike on the bus to work so that he could get to his dentist appointment while Phoebe and I went to a Rainbow Child Care board meeting in the…

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    Phoebe in Photos

    Jess / April 26, 2010

    I suppose it’s not nice to make fun of someone who’s only been in the world a month, but Phoebe did her zombie impression for us on Saturday: Hanging out with Dad and…

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    One Month Old!

    Jess / April 24, 2010

    Happy one-month birthday to Phoebe! She obviously finds this age exhausting:

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    Mishaps and Adventures

    Jess / April 23, 2010

    This week has been gray and rainy. One afternoon I realized that if I’d been at work, I’d be wishing that I were home reading a book. And I’m home! So I got…

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    A Visit from Grammie

    Jess / April 18, 2010

    We haven’t had much chance to write this week. Dave’s mom is visiting and she’s been hanging out with Phoebe while I get a few things accomplished…none of which have been the blog!…

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    Weekend with the Baby

    Jess / April 13, 2010

    We had a very nice weekend with Miss Phoebe. Once again, it was a delight to have Daddy home! After a stop at the coffee shop, where we consumed breakfast, we headed to…

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    Stats

    Jess / April 10, 2010

    On Wednesday, Phoebe had her two-week pediatrician’s appointment. Grandma and Grandpa came along and read the literature in the waiting room while poor Phoebe was stripped naked, weighed, measured, and inspected. She had…

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