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What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

November 11, 2026 Alaina Leave a comment

Station Eleven, Emily St John Mandel A grueling flu pandemic wipes out 90% of the population, along with the internet,…

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Filed under: emilystjohnmandel, litbywomen, mariasemple, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, stationeleven, todaywillbedifferent, whativebeenreadinglately

Uzbekistan: Two Weeks in Central Asia

November 7, 2026 Alaina Leave a comment

Of the five ‘stan’ countries, Uzbekistan is by far the one most tourist-friendly as of now, and the only one…

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Filed under: avanrgarderussianart, buddhism, bukhara, khiva, moynaq, nukus, registan, samarkand, shahrisabz, silkroad, stancountries, suzani, termez, travelmore, uzbekistan

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

November 1, 2026 Alaina Leave a comment

What a Way to Go, Bella Mackie Sometimes after reading heavier books or a bunch of nonfiction in a row,…

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Filed under: bellamackie, erikafatland, litbywomen, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, sovietistan, whatawaytogo, whativebeenreadinglately

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

September 29, 2026 Alaina

The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf It is both comforting and depressing to read a book like The Beauty Myth that…

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

September 22, 2026 Alaina

My Life with Che, Hilda Gadea What I learned from Gadea’s portrayal of Che is that while he definitely understood…

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

September 3, 2026 Alaina

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power, Ijeoma Oluo I had been looking forward to reading this book for…

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A day trip to Sahagún and Montuerto

August 27, 2026 Alaina

A couple weeks ago a friend was visiting and we took advantage of a free day to go to Sahagún,…

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Traveling in summer, part 3: Belize

August 21, 2026 Alaina

Belize was where I spent the least amount of time, only 5 days, and although it is associated with white…

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Filed under: belize, belizeanmuseumofart, belizecity, benquedelviejocarmen, cayecaulker, sanpedro, summertravel, travelmore, xunantunichruins

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

August 19, 2026 Alaina

Tender is the Flesh, Agustina Bazterrica Tender is the Flesh, the award-winning translation of Cadáver Exquisito, drops the reader into…

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Filed under: agustinabazterrica, animal, cadaverexquisito, lisataddeo, litbywomen, readmore, readmorelitbywomen, tenderistheflesh, threewomen, whativebeenreadinglately, womenintranslation

Traveling in summer, part 2: Nicaragua

August 15, 2026 Alaina

After spending a little more than a week in Guatemala, it was off to Nicaragua. I have to admit, I…

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Filed under: chinandega, esteli, granada, isladeometepe, isletasdegranada, leon, managua, nicaragua, ometepe, sanjuandelsur, summertravel, travelmore

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