Rich and Pretty: A Novel by Rumaan Alam

I’ll get right to the point: I didn’t understand this book. I spent the whole book trying to figure out what the story was. I didn’t. More than that, I read this book… Continue reading →

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Has anyone read this book? It’s a Swedish book that has been the New York Times best seller list for more than 19 weeks and recently was released as a movie. I admit… Continue reading →

Reflections on Reading Non-Fiction

I recently started reading My Own Words by Ruth Bader-Ginsberg. I was really excited about this book when I heard about it and pre-ordered it but the only reason I actually opened it… Continue reading →

First Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

First, I have to confess that I’m a bit nervous to do this. I was basically a lit major in college so I spent hundreds of hours discussing books and meaning and symbols… Continue reading →

Hannah in DC 2.0

Well, hello. It’s been awhile. It’s been more than a year since I posted anything here. There are a couple reasons for that. The obvious reasons everyone has for stopping anything: I was… Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday. Growing up, I don’t remember especially looking forward to birthdays. After college I lived with my brother and sister in law for a bit and she loves her… Continue reading →

15 miles to close out the [running] week

I am currently in paradise. Other people know it as Okoboji. But I know it as my favorite place. I got here three days ago, after a little time here: The week started with my… Continue reading →