A big thank you to Marcia for originating Mailbox Monday. She’s this month’s host. The paperback edition of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and The Legend by Susan Orlean was released last week. I was interested in reading the book after hearing the NPR Interview with Orlean earlier in the year. This Thursday I’ll get… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – October 15th
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Thurber House Evening with Authors – Chris Cleave
My review of Little Bee is very short and understated. There was so much to talk about but I was afraid I would spill some beans. 🙂 Everyone I recommended the book to loved it. It was a no brainer for me to get a ticket to the Thurber House Evening with Authors featuring Chris… Continue reading Thurber House Evening with Authors – Chris Cleave
Waiting by Ha Jin
Title: Waiting Author: Ha Jin Publisher: Vintage Books Source: Personal book collection The winner of the 1999 US National Book Award for Fiction, a poignant and deliciously funny love story, set in China during and after the Cultural Revolution. For more than seventeen years, Lin Kong, a devoted and ambitious doctor, has been in love… Continue reading Waiting by Ha Jin
Mailbox Monday – October 6th
A big thank you to Marcia for originating Mailbox Monday. She’s this month’s host. On my wishlist for a few years is Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. The ebook is on sale this month so I treated myself to it. I also bought a copy of Chris Cleave’s new book, Gold for when I got… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – October 6th
Goblin Tales by Jim C. Hines
Title: Goblin Tales Author: Jim C. Hines Source: My Personal Library A vengeful ghost trapped in a goblin’s ear … a flaming spider who must help stop a goddess from conquering a science fiction convention … a goblin nursery worker who finds herself trapped in the middle of a war. This collection features five humorous… Continue reading Goblin Tales by Jim C. Hines
Bloggiesta Finish Line
I didn’t get to stop by all of the mini-challenges but this was a great Bloggiesta. Here are some of the mini-challenges I was able to complete: On a Book Bender’s mini-challenge on Organization and Scheduling Posts. I came up with a new posting schedule. And I printed off some calendar and weekly pages to… Continue reading Bloggiesta Finish Line
Bloggiesta Time!
Have you ever participated in Bloggiesta? It’s a weekend dedicated to getting bloggy things done. Over the years I’ve made a gravatar, placed copyright notices on the site, and tagged my old blog entries among other things. (Yes, that was something like two years of posts!) This time Bloggiesta is being run by Danielle Smith of There’s… Continue reading Bloggiesta Time!
Mailbox Monday – September 24th
A big thank you to Marcia for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. September’s host is BookNAround. My husband made his annual Toronto trip earlier this month and brought me a duo of goodies. The clerk at the bookstore felt these were great reads and… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – September 24th
Under Appreciated Authors
Last weekend, Ayelet Waldman started a Twitter conversation about under appreciated authors. She listed three authors: Kelly Link Shirley Jackson Edward St. Aubyn Kelly Link is one of my favorites and I was hoping to meet her at the 2010 World Fantasy Convention. It’s not often my reading material crosses with those of other people… Continue reading Under Appreciated Authors
Witches in October!
I noticed Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf is looking for authors to participate in her Witches Are in the Air event this October. Here’s the list of currently participating authors. It sounds like it will be a fun event!