Tag: book rec

• September’s Little Snapshots

  I thoroughly enjoyed falling down the rabbit hole of Christine Sneed’s book of stories The Virginity of Famous Men. My marriage celebrated a 12-year anniversary with French food and a dress twirl for my kids (I still die over that intricate beading). There were flu shots and pizza with whipped ricotta. There were many hours…

  KellyQAnderson

  September 27, 2021

  Chicago, Dining, Lifestyle, Love

  anniversary, book rec, book review, ghost story, wedding, wedding dress

• Book News: Writing About COVID w/ Capsule Stories

  Let’s get real: it was excruciating to write about COVID while existing through COVID. Whatever I managed to get on the page never felt right and it usually didn’t follow any kind of format, likely because I felt like I was drowning- drowning in e-learning, in uncertainty, in anxiety, and just about every other stressor…

  KellyQAnderson

  July 23, 2021

  books, Lifestyle, Reading, Writer Life

  amwriting, book rec, book release, chicago writer, covid, creative writing, flash, midwest writer, new book, nonfiction, pandemic, short shory, writing

• Happy Weekend: Need Your Book Recs!

  I love a good book recommendation. A friend/cousin (frousin?) recommended Portrait of An Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg. It was a short read but a wild ride that narrows in on a successful literary agent’s addiction and recovery. What should I read next? Speaking of nothing related to books…I am loving a…

  KellyQAnderson

  September 6, 2019

  Lifestyle, Reading

  activism, addiction, amreading, belt bag, bill clegg, book rec, book review, books, Chicago, chicago writer, fanny pack, Health, memoir, midwest writer, moms demand action