Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was fun last week, getting to see everyone’s favorite books so far this year. My list is half fiction and half nonfiction. I’m looking forward to this Tuesday, too, with the topic of books on our Summer … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link your British-themed content and … Continue reading →
Wasn’t Armchair BEA fun? It almost totally consumed my week. My wrap-up post told the story by the numbers and listed all my posts, too. Read I didn’t read all that much last week, but I happened to be near … Continue reading →
Thanks for the birthday wishes last week. I had a great day — and week, in fact. I reported on my birthday present, a FitBit, for Readers’ Workouts on Tuesday. For British Isles Friday, I published our preliminary itinerary for … Continue reading →
Book: Newton: Ackroyd’s Brief Lives by Peter Ackroyd Genre: Biography Publisher: Nan A. Talese Publication date: 2006 Pages: 176 Source: Library Summary: Isaac Newton is presented in all his brilliance and fiery temper in Newton by Peter Ackroyd. Thoughts: A small book, … Continue reading →
Have you ever thought of writing memoir? Do you ever write blog posts that read like memoir? The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing and Life by Marion Roach Smith will help! I’m hosting an hour-long virtual book … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 9:40 am. The scene: // I fell on the ice yesterday, so I’ll be glad to see all of this melt away. I thought it was going to be today, but it looks like it may be … Continue reading →
We wrapped up the New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge last week — check out all the great books people read to support their 2014 projects, goals, and resolutions. Read I finished and reviewed what I hope will be the first … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 9:10 am. The scene: // Snow on the ground. We haven’t had much melting since the last round of snow because it’s been so cold. The roads are clear and, with the help of some neighbor kids, … Continue reading →