From the monthly archives:

August 2008

News from The Citizen

by Kim on August 29, 2008 · 2 comments

For those of you that are interested, my last two stories from my summer internship at The Citizen in Hugo, MN are posted on The Citizen website.  The first is “A Night Out On The Town” which is about my ride-along with the Lino Lakes Police Department for National Night Out.  The second is called [...]

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Review: Water Cooler Dairies

by Kim on August 29, 2008 · 0 comments

What do a paint tester, orthopedic surgeon, doll sculptor, and race car driver have in common? They are just four of the unique careers held by women featured in Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day at Work, the third book in the This Day in the Life series by Joni B. [...]

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Weekly Geeks #14: Welcome to Madison!

by Kim on August 29, 2008 · 2 comments

It feels like forever since I’ve done Weekly Geeks!  This weeks Weekly Geek challenge (courtesy of Dewey at The Hidden Side of a Leaf) is to do a book photo tour.  This seems particularly appropriate since I just moved to Madison and have been finding all sorts of new and interesting places to read around [...]

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Review: March

by Kim on August 28, 2008 · 3 comments

My first act as a Madisonian was to get myself a library card.  The first thing I checked out from the Madison Public Library was March by Geraldine Brooks.  March is a historical fiction novel that reimagines the character of Mr. March from Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women.   The story follows March’s experiences as [...]

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Moved in to Madison

by Kim on August 26, 2008 · 2 comments

I’m finally, finally moved into my apartment and have reliable internet access again.  I was actually moved in about five days ago, but just got the internet going yesterday afternoon.  I have orientation for grad school tomorrow, and then start classes the beginning of next week.  My first project as a citizen of Madison was [...]

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Blog Vacation

by Kim on August 12, 2008 · 5 comments

Just an FYI to any loyal readers out there ( ) — I am moving to Madison, WI this weekend and likely won’t be blogging until sometime next week. I have a ton of packing to do still, then moving, then settling in, and then perhaps back to blogging.
Wish me luck!
P.S. I made [...]

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Autobiography versus Memoir

by Kim on August 5, 2008 · 10 comments

After reading and reviewing Blankets by Craig Thompson, I got started thinking about the differences between the genres of memoir and autobiography. I was discussing Blankets as a memoir, but a lot of the other things I’ve read call it an “autobiographical graphic novel.” Both genres have really similar qualities, but I [...]

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Review: Blankets

by Kim on August 4, 2008 · 2 comments

Trying to review Blankets by Craig Thompson makes me want to go back, again, on my opinions about the use of “graphic novel” versus “comic book.” It almost seems irreverent to call Craig Thompson’s book a “comic book” because it has everything a good memoir has, just written in comic book form. Blankets [...]

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Protoring Tests and a Zombie Apocalypse

by Kim on August 1, 2008 · 4 comments

After a week of continuous and interesting posting, I had to take a number of days away from regular life and book blogging because I was working to help proctor the Bar Exam — the test all lawyers must take before they can get their license. My mom works for the organization that proctors [...]

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