Hiding in the security of all things books, with some movies and tv - occasionally food...
I’m in! Check out what Candace has to say about the perpetual challenge that she is hosting reading through the Amy Einhorn Imprint! The Amy Einhorn Books challenge was born on Twitter (where all evil occurs) and was inspired by (in no particular order) Swapna from S. Krishna’s Books, Trish from Hey Lady! Whatcha Reading?, Jenn [...]
The other day on That’s How I Blog! I was chatting about how I don’t usually have much idea about what’s coming up next in terms of books because even though I usually ask that question, I never do much research into it myself. Living over a bookstore and having grown up taking weekend trips [...]
I was at the grocery store the other day and as I was wandering up and down the aisles I started thinking about short stories and how much I used to like them when I was younger and why I have less patience for them now. I think part of the reason is that I [...]
I often get lots of funny phrases and questions in my search terms and I’ve always said that one day I will do a post on them. Something one prompted me to seize the day, and so I have started a column of sorts for my my colorful and interesting search terms and questions. When [...]
Paula Butturini and her husband John Tagliabue grew up in a rich Italian tradition that both celebrates and takes equal comfort in the preparation and sharing of meals with family members and friends. When they met, they seemed like a natural match for one another, and spent four happy years as a couple, holding down [...]
I have been in a bit of a reading slump this past month. Partially because I have been playing catch up on various projects, just haven’t been feeling like reading, and have been focusing a lot of energy weeding through my book collection. In that way, I have been doing some reading as I read [...]
I have wanted to read this book since it first came out a year ago. Of course, there are about a thousand books a year that I can place in the exact same category. That is where book club comes in. I am going to be discussing this one with my Skype Book Club in [...]
I have just passed the midpoint of the Blob Game (Biggest Loser of Books) with Natasha, Amy, Dawn, Candace and Jen. Up until yesterday I was the uncontested lead, having culled 161 book that I have listed on our BLOB Spreadsheet. I have some more to add, but since they are not on the sheet, [...]
I’m reading again! February has been decidedly slower than January has been for reading. I don’t know what happened. Maybe it was too much too soon, but by February 13th I had finished my 23rd book, and then I just stopped. I haven’t finished a book since then. I have been reading The Lotus Eaters which [...]
Italy will always be a special place here at Linus’s Blanket because that is pretty much where it got its birth as a book blog. Before that it was an all-purpose/keep up with friends type venture. I started posting reviews of books that I was reading as I was vacationing in Italy and I never [...]