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Jaime Herndon

Jaime Herndon finished her MFA in nonfiction writing at Columbia, after leaving a life of psychosocial oncology and maternal-child health work. She is a writer, editor, and book reviewer who drinks way too much coffee. She is a new-ish mom, so the coffee comes in extra handy. Twitter: @IvyTarHeelJaime

World Cup Reading: Favorite Books About Sports

So…I hear there’s some sort of world sporting event happening right now? Don’t get me wrong – I like sports. ...

Big Books, Big Guilt

Everyone knows that person who LOVES to drop into every conversation the fact that they’ve read Infinite Jest, all thousand-plus pages ...

Remembering Maya Angelou

I hesitate to write this,  because I anticipate a flood of Maya Angelou postings, but I just couldn’t get past ...

The Reluctant Reader

My nephew turned seven this month, and reading is probably one of his least favorite things to do – mainly ...

Five Books to Read When Life Feels Like it Sucks

Sometimes life can get you down. You ran out of your anti-depressants, your partner broke up with you, the job ...

Advance Reader Copies: To Buy, or Not to Buy?

One of the biggest perks of working at a bookstore is all of the advance reader copies, or ARCs, you ...

On Reading Heavy

As I gave my copy of Roxane Gay’s An Untamed State to a friend, she read the back cover and ...