From This Moment, a historical romance set in Boston in 1897, has a great premise and setting. Alas, it suffers from the fact that all of the characters are incredibly self-centered and frequently cruel to each other. I loved the historical aspect, but as far as romance goes all I can say is that these people deserve each other and that is not a compliment. Stella West is an American artist who has had a … Continue reading From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden →
It’s taken me a while to put my tangled, jumbled thoughts on How Not to Fall into a somewhat coherent string of words. But I did it! Hopefully! When I first heard about this book after doing a podcast with Sarah and Emily (truly a highlight of my SBTB career, I must say), I lost my mind. It sounded smart and sexy, and if you know me, smart people doing sexy sex things is my … Continue reading How Not to Fall by Emily Foster →
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is a nerd’s dream. I find it hopelessly intimidating yet utterly fascinating, like watching a King Cobra go about its business (it’s hard to tell, but that’s a compliment). In order to understand the cookbook, it’s vital to read the introduction. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is a geek in the best and truest sense: he is full of enthusiasm. The man has no chill. He’s also a huge … Continue reading The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt →
This month I’m indebted to Celeste Bradley’s book I Thee Wed for bringing a Real Life Romance to my attention: Laura Bassi and Giuseppe Veratti. In a rather gratifying bit of role reversal, Giuseppe, who was a very active scientist, has fallen much more into obscurity than his scientist wife, Laura. Details about their marriage are lacking, but I was just too intrigued by the little I could discern to let this couple slip through my … Continue reading Real Life Romance: Laura Bassi and Giuseppe Veratti →
When I first heard about Off the Clock, I was pretty excited. I’m all for erotic romances with smart people and it’s nice to see non-billionaires. So I went into the book amped for some nerdy people getting down and dirty, but was pleasantly surprised that it was so much more than that – it was emotional and showed an interesting portrayal of individuals dealing with all manner of trauma and mental illness. Cracking open … Continue reading Off the Clock by Roni Loren →
This month in Real Life Romance, we talk about a particularly brilliant couple, Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie. The Curie women all had amazing real life romances. Marie Curie’s real life romance with her husband, Pierre, is quite well known. If you’d like to learn more about it, I recommend a stunningly beautiful graphic novel, Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout, by Lauren Redniss. I gave it an A. Less famous, … Continue reading Real Life Romance: Frédéric and Irène Joliot-Curie →
From Gry, our Norwegian Friday Videos Correspondent, comes this amazing video about scientific experiments upon the humble yet delicious Cadbury Creme Egg. If you have any Cadbury Creme Eggs left over from Easter (which… how did you not eat them all?!) I must say, please don’t try this at home. Link! These are from the University of Nottingham’s Periodic Table of Videos series, which is truly fantastic. Also: “The goo is where it’s at.” No … Continue reading Friday Videos love Creme Eggs and Science →
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is $2.99! This originally started as a Kindle Daily Deal and so far, Barnes & Noble as match the price. Let’s hope a few others will join the fight! I believe Carrie has read the book and loved it; her recommendation was why I bought the book months and months ago. There seemed to be a few readers who felt the author inserted herself too much into the nonfiction narrative, but many enjoyed how the medical science in the book was written in such a relatable way. It has a 4-star rating on GR.
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