Slice of Life is a regular update on the latest in my life. This is where I write about my books, movies, tv, food, fashion, family or whatever subjects are on my mind this week. It’s just a little glimpse of my slice. (“But what about the great deals on books?!” Just keep on scrollin’.)
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- We signed up for and then canceled Disney+ awhile back because we were not impressed with the content (this is not including The Mandalorian, we LOVED that show). Since then, they have added some pretty interesting shows and new movies and add to that the much-anticipated Hamilton movie (new trailer here), we may be signing up again.
- I literally stumbled upon this recipe for chocolate banana bread on Pinterest and it is now a family favorite. Pretty sure I am officially the last person in the world to discover the deliciousness that is the combo of chocolate with banana.
- Gut health is something we focus on at our house. This has recently become my favorite post dinner treat (sometimes with a side of dark chocolate). I sometimes even make a DIY version by steeping a bit of peeled and sliced ginger and a small sliver of lemon in hot water.
- I could not be more excited and happy to hear this news.
- We are taking a few days off for some relaxation and fun in the sun over the next week, and I am taking off from posting on the blog as well. I hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July!
Vacation Reading: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi and My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
New on the Blog
Recent Reads: 12 Mini Reviews from April and May 2020 – here is a snapshot of my recent books with a few words on each book (DNFs too!). {Pin this Post}
Dutch Oven Pizza Recipe – Did you know you can make pizza in a dutch oven over your campfire? It’s an easy and yummy way to shake up your outdoor cooking routine. {Pin this Post}
Dutch Oven Roasted Potatoes – Take the makings for this dish on your next camping trip and prepare for minds to be blown. {Pin this Post}
Amazing Book Deals
Whether I have read (and loved) it, heard about it from fellow bookish friends or actually have it on my own “to be read” list, each book below made this list because it’s on my radar (AND because it’s on sale). Note: Book bargains are subject to change so act fast!
NOTE: My weekly book deals list will soon be moved out of “Slice of Life” and onto to its own page on my site. The new book deals page will be updated (and emailed to my mailing list) on a weekly basis.
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House of the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (FREE with PRIME)
Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites by Mary Giuliani
The City Bakers’ Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
Creatures by Crissy Van Meter
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston
The Line That Held Us by David Joy
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Last Day by Luanne Rice
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (FREE with PRIME)
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey (FREE with PRIME)
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
The Widow by Fiona Barton
Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson (free with PRIME)
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
If You Tell by Gregg Olsen
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The First Girl Child and What the Wind Knows (FREE with PRIME) by Amy Harmon
Audiobook Deals
The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Devolution by Max Brooks
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Whisper Man by Alex North
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Gulp by Mary Roach
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond
1984 by George Orwell
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Guest Book by Sarah Blake
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia Macneal
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
