BlogHide Resteemsbookgirl (37)in books • 6 years agoFamily Book Club and Aru Shah and the End of TimeMy family read Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi, the first book in a new-ish series about Hindu mythology from the Rick Riordan presents imprint. For those who aren't familiar…bookgirl (37)in books • 6 years agoFamily Book Club and The BFGThis past summer we decided to start up a family book club. My boys were excited about sharing their favorite books with us, my husband thought it was a good way to get them to read some non-fiction…bookgirl (37)in science • 7 years agoBeing Human in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceLast summer my husband took me and our kids to a presentation on Deep Learning and Neural Networks. He thought it would be fun for us. Yep, that’s what he said. Needless to say, 90% of the…bookgirl (37)in life • 7 years agoHygge? Higgie? Hoogah? Huh?Recently someone described my profile picture as "the epitome of hygge." Huh? So, I did a little research on this Danish concept (pronounced hoo-gah) for coziness as a life philosophy and…bookgirl (37)in books • 7 years agoThe FuturesEvery so often I read a book, that just falls flat. There is nothing that stands out as being wrong with it, and when I go through the checklist-- plot, characters, writing quality-- it all check's…resteemedbucho (63)in books • 7 years agoNew Edition of Bradbury's "Farenheit 451" Has to Be Burned to Be Read...Pretty fucking wild! A French company is releasing a copy of Ray Bradbury's classic "Farenheit 451" where the pages must be kissed by flame before they can be read. This is a pretty great idea…bookgirl (37)in travel • 7 years agoMinneapolis is for Book Lovers!I recently took a short trip to Minneapolis/ St. Paul and in addition to touring the twin cities, I checked out a couple of their amazing bookstores. First up was Wild Rumpus located on an…bookgirl (37)in books • 7 years agoBeautiful and full of monsters“Beautiful and full of monsters?” “All the best stories are.” This exchange from Laini Taylor’s YA Fantasy novel, Strange the Dreamer , could have been written about her latest book which is…bookgirl (37)in books • 7 years agoArrant Knaves AllI recently read If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. The novel tells the story of a group insular theater students at an elite conservatory who end up part of a murderous plot. In addition to…bookgirl (37)in books • 7 years agoMy Summer of Science Fiction - The Other 2In my last post I wrote about some of my favorite science-fiction reads from this summer. Now here are a couple I hard time getting through. 1. Ready Player One I know this is a beloved…bookgirl (37)in books • 7 years agoMy Summer of Science Fiction - The Top 3I try to read a variety of books but while reviewing my reading list from this past summer I noticed that 5 of the books I read fall in to the sci-fi category. I do like science fiction, but 5 in a…bookgirl (37)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoHi from Los AngelesMy name is Jill and I live in Los Angeles. Here's a picture of me in my backyard. So I was introduced to Steemit the same way I am was introduced to most technology-- my husband @kenweiner made…
