Ten Years of Bookish Babe

As of December I have had my blog for a decade. I can’t believe how much time has passed. The past ten years have seen some extreme lows and some incredible highs. I started this blog in the midst of the financial crisis; I had just been laid off, and effectively kissed a finance career […]

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Here’s my first review of a novel.  The Fountainhead, written by my favorite philosopher Ayn Rand was published in 1943.  I’ve always believed that fiction, good fiction that is, can give lessons on life than non-fiction cannot.  I’m currently re-reading the book.  The character of Howard Roark is someone who lives his life with integrity, never compromising his standards […]

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