Just Some Book Blog

No matter how long or short my drive is, I am always listening to one of two things: NPR or podcasts. My husband and I are big podcast-philes and are always on the hunt for ones to add to our streaming list. Naturally, podcasts related to books are a huge hit with me (and him) and I thought it would be nice to share my favorites. *For the record, I have an iPhone and so I use the preloaded podcast app. If you have an Android phone (and I did for several years), my favorite podcast streaming app overall is Player FM. It's super easy to search for a podcast you like, categorize it however you wish, and, unlike some annoying apps offered for Android, it pauses on your phone when you turn your car off. Yay! Literary Disco is a podcast where one of the hosts is THE Rider Strong of Boy Meets World fame (swoon!). I talk like that's the best thing about it...but it isn't! The best thing is that in this podcast you'll find humor, in-depth conversations, and lively debates...

Imagine the United States of America exactly as it is now, except that hippos are an accepted meat source and they're just as prevalent in the swamps of the south as gators. Kind of weird, no? Well, this is something that almost happened in this country. And when I say "almost," I mean that the American Hippo Bill lost in Congress by a single vote . Wow. This is all true (look it up and thank me later) and, fortunately, we get to see what life may have been like had this occurred by reading Sarah Gailey's new book, "River of Teeth." This novella takes place in the late 19th century, around the time that this crazy idea took root in our reality. We follow a band of criminals led by one Winslow Houndstooth--what a name!--and his precious hippo, Ruby. All blinged out with gold tusks. Because how else would you have your hippo? Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that in addition to eating these hippos, some were also bred for riding purposes. A water horse, if you w...

Hello, bibliophiles of the internet! So good of you to come to my little corner of the web. Who am I? I'm Justyna. I'm a lawyer, mom, wife, DIY explorer, and a reader. That last one is the whole reason for this blog because I have been looking for a space to not only record what I read, but to hopefully get me to read MORE. A little background on my reading life: I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. I was the kid who carried around a book everywhere I went and read at inappropriate times rather than being social. Then I went to college. I was so slammed with coursework that my reading went to the wayside. The WAY wayside. That didn't stop me from buying MORE books, but my book hoarding tendencies are better saved for a separate post. Anyway, after I graduated from undergrad, I picked up reading again and things were going great. And then I went to law school. If I thought I had no time to read in undergrad, I was grossly unprepared for what law school would d...