Staff picks by Jen D

Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps

Reviewed by Jen D on June 14, 2013

Practical life advice that reads like a hilarious conversation with your best friend? Yes, please! Read more...

You Are the Love of My Life

Reviewed by Jen D on April 5, 2013

All is not what it first may seem in this heart-wrenching novel of love, loss and family secrets. Read more...

The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds

Reviewed by Jen D on March 12, 2013

This book will change the way you look at the birds that are right outside your window. Read more...

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

Reviewed by Jen D on February 1, 2013

True confession: A Rachael Ray book and the Internet taught me how to cook, but it was Smitten Kitchen that sealed the deal. Read more...

The Happiness Project or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Reviewed by Jen D on January 4, 2013

If you've ever thought about becoming a happier person-- and let's face it, who hasn't?-- this is the book for you. Read more...

How to be a Woman

Reviewed by Jen D on November 20, 2012

This book will change your life for the funnier. No worries, you can thank me later. Read more...

The Vanishers

Reviewed by Jen D on November 9, 2012

Beautifully complex, this novel is not at all what it may first seem. Read more...

Rurally Screwed: My Life Off the Grid with the Cowboy I Love

Reviewed by Jen D on September 25, 2012

I picked this up, giggled at the title and had a hard time putting it down to do anything else over the course of the few days it took me to finish. Read more...

Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the '60s and Beyond

Reviewed by Jen D on September 14, 2012

If you like the TV show "Mad Men," but wonder what it was really like to be a woman on Madison Avenue, then this is the book for you! Read more...

Dead End in Norvelt

Reviewed by Jen D on August 14, 2012

This fictional tale of one of Gantos' childhood summers will have you cringing, laughing out loud and perhaps even pondering deep social issues. Read more...

Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat

Reviewed by Jen D on July 13, 2012

This is a gateway book because you will want to read the entire series once you've finished. Read more...

Ready Player One

Reviewed by Jen D on May 18, 2012

A little romance, a little dystopia, a whole lot of action and adventure, this book was absolutely adorkable! Read more...

MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend

Reviewed by Jen D on May 4, 2012

Bertsche does a great job of explaining the trials and tribulations of "friend dating" in this fast, fun and enjoyable read. Read more...

About Jen D

I work in Adult and Youth Services, and consider myself a jack of all library trades. When not reading or talking about books of all types, I enjoy baking, yoga, the local Columbus music scene, being crafty and hanging out with my whippet, who can run faster than you (and your little dog, too!).

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