For our second topic on the first day of Armchair BEA, we’re asked to discuss the concept of “literature.” Librarians have gone back and forth over the years about whether our duty is to promote “good” literature or whether it’s … Continue reading →
Book Expo America (BEA) is a huge deal in the book world, but what do you do if you can’t make it to New York this year? Join Armchair BEA! I’m participating this year with daily, or more, posts and … Continue reading →
Join me on Wednesday for a Twitter interview with Jane Ann McLachlan. She wrote Walls of Wind, a favorite book from this winter — science fiction with a lovely world that made for a cozy read. It was published serially … Continue reading →
Good Morning! Welcome to a special edition of Sunday Salon, featuring the end-of-event questions for Dewey’s Read-a-thon. I participated in the read-a-thon yesterday, although I did more cheering than reading. My earlier update posts: Introducing myself, my garden, and my … Continue reading →
Hour 12 already! Cass of Bonjour, Cass is running the Dewey’s Read-a-Thon site for this hour and she has a list of mid-event of questions to answer. Here goes: 1. What are you reading right now? 2. How many books … Continue reading →
Dewey’s Read-a-thon is going so fast! We’re already in Hour 8, for which Andi announced that we’re having the biggest Read-a-thon ever with over 800 participants. Wow! I gave myself chills down the spine writing that. Imagine us all around … Continue reading →
My single goal for Dewey’s Read-a-Thon is to finally finish Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. I started this 900+ page behemoth in early February! It’s a good thing that I kept my reading goals modest today because it looks like this … Continue reading →
This month’s Dewey’s Read-a-Thon, a week from Saturday, falls on the perfect day for me this year — the day after a family wedding. I won’t want to do anything but read! I probably won’t be up bright and early … Continue reading →
Last week’s Sunday Salon / Bloggiesta post where I asked for input on the idea that became British Isles Friday was the most clicked on link in the Spread the Love Linky Party at The Steadfast Reader! Which means I … Continue reading →
Here’s an idea that I had during Bloggiesta: Anglophile Fridays, a weekly meme / blog hop about England (we won’t get too picky about borders, if people want to make that Great Britain). Anglophile Fridays would be modeled after Dreaming … Continue reading →