I had something of a epiphany about The Help by Kathryn Stockett a week or so ago. It wasn’t my idea, but I can’t share the source since it came during an event that requires me to respect the privacy of others. … Continue reading →
It took me less than ten minutes to fill out this fun survey, A Non-Book Smuggler Survey, for fellow book blogger, Thea, at The Book Smugglers. She’s collecting data for a Master’s thesis.
Continue reading →The Black History Month Blog Hop Giveaway finished yesterday. My contribution to this fun event was a gently used paperback of The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed. Here was my post giveaway post: Black History Month Giveaway Hop. Time to announce … Continue reading →
For the second event of the Black History Month Blog Hop, Around Town, we are asked to supply a list of events in our area. I have a quite large list of events in and around St. Louis in … Continue reading →
I just signed up for a book blog hop celebrating Black History Month, Black History Month Hop: More Details & Interest Survey. This is being run by Reflections of a Bookaholic and Mocha Girls Read. Here’s the stated purpose: To give black authors, … Continue reading →
Happy Halloween! And, Happy NaNoWriMo Eve! When I started this project to list and connect the book bloggers participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo, a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in November), I thought there might be … Continue reading →
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) — write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days! I learn, and re-learn, a lot about time management when I take on this challenge. Laura Vanderkam, author of the terrific book about time 168 … Continue reading →
I did get up in the night and cheer a little more, so here are my final stats for Dewey’s Read-a-Thon: Minutes read: 0. Total minutes: 275 Pages read: 0. Total pages: 223 Minutes spent cheering: 45. Total cheering minutes: 185 Pathetic, really, … Continue reading →
This is my second Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon; I also participated in April’s event (Dewey’s Read-a-Thon Wrap Up). I will be adding to this post all day to update my progress. This is the first time I will be an … Continue reading →
As I wrote yesterday, I’m posting a couple of “reading tales” about learning to love books in honor of Dewey’s Read-a-Thon tomorrow. Yesterday featured A Reading Tale — Guest Post by a friend of mine, Kathy Carlton Willis. We grew up in the … Continue reading →