It’s pretty widely known that I don’t change up the way that I read in the summer months. I am my same eclectic self year around, so I was excited to get with the program and read and review Karen White’s new novel, The Beach Trees, for the Blogher Book Club. It’s got the word [...]
In Need Of A Bit of Heroine Love?
February is the month for lovers, but strict interpretations of love need not apply. This month Erin Blakemore, the author of The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder has rounded up an inspired group of bloggers and authors to tell you all about the heroines that have captured their hearts. Do you [...]
Find Out What’s In My Reverent Hands
Just before Aarti from Booklust launched the Spotlight Series, which I love, with Chris and My Friend Amy, I discovered her blog. I can’t remember what it was that bought me there, maybe it was seeing her comment on another blogs or maybe it was the feature that she had going on at the time, [...]
How Do You Like Your Classics?
Tasha from Heidenkind’s Hideaway and Meghan at Medieval Bookworm have decided that they need to read more classics this month, so that is exactly what they are doing for the month of March. They have each decided to read at least four apiece. Today I am hanging out at Meghan’s blog and giving my .02 [...]
Never Leave The Ball Early: Or My Profile on The Olive Reader
Last week I debated leaving my apartment in the most horrendous weather NYC has seen in quite a few months to go to Harper Perennial‘s Fall Ball. It is hard to go out in cold pouring rain when you are already warm and snuggly inside. I thought about bailing, but then I thought books in [...]
On My First Book Club!
Julie has started a fabulous new feature on her blog called Book Club Exchange and guess who snagged the debut post? Moi! I was my usually non-succinct self and blabbed on and on about starting my first book club. Go and skim it (it’s 1500 words, oops!), and tell me you read it. Every word. [...]
Well Worth Watching!
I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend (and a fabulous holiday weekend, if you were celebrating Independence day and the United States)! I had a lot of fun and I have the lack of posts and backed up Google Reader to prove it! While I was away and playing over the weekend, Lenore at Presenting [...]
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