The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Movie Trailer

Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane

I know that these trailers have been all over the place so I was surprised to find, when I watched them this morning,  that they are not the ones that I thought they were. I haven’t read the books or seen the movies, so I think I was expecting that these would be trailers of [...]

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Faithful Place, by Tana French – Book Review

faithful place, by tana french

Faithful Place, by Tana French Viking Adult – July 13, 2010 – Hardcover – 416 pages Source: Review Copy Frank Mackey and Rosie Daly decide to run away from their poor upbringing and disapproving parents to begin a new life in London, England, pursuing careers in the music industry.  Frank waits for Rosie at the [...]

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A Reading Challenge Update

Challenge

I have committed myself to a number of challenges this year, and I figure that the halfway point in the year would be a good time to check in and see just how well or how poorly I am doing with what I had set out to accomplish.  I am hoping that I will have [...]

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A Fierce Radiance, by Lauren Belfer – Book Review

A Fierce Radiance, by Lauren Belfer

A Fierce Radiance, by Lauren Belfer Harper Collins – June 15, 2010 – Hardcover – 544 pages Source: Review Copy Claire Shipley is a divorced working mother a, photographer working for Life magazine.  Once an adventurous photographer, she has settled into assignments closer to home so that she can be around to take care of her [...]

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The Color Purple Readalong

The Color Purple

Heather, from Age 30+…A Lifetime of Books has posted the sign up post for our readalong of  The Color Purple this month.  Signing up is super easy,  as is this readalong.  Just comment that you will be reading with us on Heather’s post. Heather will have a discussion post with a few question about the [...]

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Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 – Movie Trailer

Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane

You will have to excuse me as I possibly expand the scope of my blog just a wee bit.  Linus’s Blanket is all about the things in life that bring me comfort – books, food, food books, food, books.  I think you get the drift.  But I have always loved movie trailers. Always thought that [...]

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The Year That Was ~ June 2010

JUNE 2010

A month really can feel like a year.  They both go by slowly and fly so quickly all at the same time.  Let’s take a look back at the “year” that was June 2010. According to my list of books read in June 2010 I have read nineteen books, and that is just so misleading! [...]

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