I had my January list all ready to go and I am happy to say that I at least made a dent in the books that I targeted to read. I also managed to keep up with reviews, and have them all ready to go soon after I read the book. I always let them [...]
On My Shelves: New Book Releases – February 1 to 15, 2011
Hardcover Releases Delirious, by Daniel Palmer – February 1, 2011 Delirium, by Lauren Oliver – February 1, 2011 Haunted, by Joy Preble – February 1, 2011 The Fates Will Find There, by Hannah Pittard – February 1, 2011 Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L’Oréal, and the Blemished History of Looking Good, by Ruth Brandon – February [...]
Six Inspirational Women In Fiction
This week, at The Broke and The Bookish, inspirational characters are the buzz. Lately I am really inspired by regular people, and by mothers in particular. My list concentrates heavily on motherhood and flawed characters. These ladies might not have gotten it all right, but I was inspired by their efforts, their change and them [...]
On My Shelves – January 2011 Book Releases
Hardcover Releases American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt, by Daniel Rasmussen – January 1, 2011 The Water Wars, by Cameron Stracher – January 1, 2011 Nocturne, by Syrie James – January 4, 2011 The Girl Who Became A Beatle, by Greg Taylor – January 4, 2011 Three Seconds, by Anders Roslund, [...]
My Top Ten Reading & Blogging Resolutions – 2011
I’m not even sure if this will end up being a real post that I pay attention to – I know how I can be about resolving to do things – but I have definitely been chewing on some things in my mind about what I want my reading and blogging to look like this [...]
January 2011 Reading List [TSS]
January has typically been one of my best reading months. The family has gone home the resolutions have been made, and I am all focused and committed. At the beginning of the year, I am all about trying to find a couple of hours each day where I can focus on my book. Like most [...]
Top Ten Books I Resolve To Read In 2011
The Broke and the Bookish have a meme called Top Ten Tuesday. I really love to read these lists when they come out. I can’t even pretend that I will be able to participate every week – I am notoriously bad with memes – but this was a list that I was going to make [...]
Holiday Reading & December 2010 In Review [TSS]
Hey everyone! I have to say that I am very glad to be, officially, back today. I haven’t been around these parts in what seems like forever, but I really wanted to take the opportunity to spend time with my family and to fully recharge my blogging battery. It has been incredibly difficult for me [...]
Some Months In Review – September, October, November 2010
We’re getting down to the last few days of the year. December is always the most erratic month of the year for me. Anything can happen and it most often does. So far between illness and holiday business I have only managed to read a couple of books this month, but I did want to [...]
December 2010 – Reading List & Progress Notes – December 11
I just love going back and resurrecting things that I got too busy to do on my blog. Reading lists were something that I would put together to take a look at what I had committed to read and what I hoped to read for the month. They often changed drastically from the beginning of [...]
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