Do you remember the first book you bought for yourself? Or the first book you checked out of the library? What was it and why did you choose it? The teachers and the librarian, Mrs. Denney, made a big deal … Continue reading →
Book: A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner Genre(s): Young Adult Publisher: Dial Books Publication date: 2010 Hardback: 259 pages Summary: Cass, a teenage girl with wicked engineering skills, loses her connection to her circle of friends after her best … Continue reading →
Last week, I reported that I was reading The 3-Day Solution Plan by Laurel Mellin, Play of Passion by Nalini Singh, and Head First WordPress by Jeff Siarto. I finished the Singh novel and loved it as much as expected. … Continue reading →
As soon as the snow came, I naturally began to observe that portion of the plants that was left above the snow, not only the weeds but the withered leaves, which before had been confounded with the russet earth. Yesterday … Continue reading →
Book: Avec Eric: A Culinary Journey by Eric Ripert, with Angie Mosier and Soa Davies Genre(s): Cookbook, travel Publisher: John Wiley Publication date: 2010 Hardback: 295 pages My Thoughts: Part cookbook, part travel book, Avec Eric was featured on the NPR … Continue reading →
Book: Anything Goes: The Autobiography by John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman Genre(s): Celebrity memoir Publisher: Michael O’Mara Publication date: 2008 Hardback: 256 pages My Thoughts: John Barrowman is most well known, at least in the US, as the actor … Continue reading →
Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that asks a question about books and reading. This week’s question is “Any New Year’s reading resolutions?” Read the comments to the post for other people’s responses. Resolution One. Complete the challenges that … Continue reading →
The Memorable Memoirs Reading Challenge is hosted by The Betty and Boo Chronicles. For this challenge, I get to choose the number of books I read. I’m going to challenge myself to read six memoirs in 2011.
Continue reading →This looks like a fun one. The What’s In a Name challenge, run by Beth Fish of Beth Fish Reads on its own blog, is to read books with particular concepts in the title. Here’s the list: A book with … Continue reading →
The War Through the Generations Challenge is an annual challenge covering a different war each year. Since we’re heading into the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War, that’s the topic for 2011. For that reason, I was planning to read … Continue reading →