Monthly Archives: September 2007
A Bookish Meme
CJ over at My Year of Reading Seriously did this meme, which she snagged elsewhere, as one does. I liked it, so I’m snagging it as well. If YOU want to play along (and I encourage this), the questions are listed without answers interspersed below the fold. Hardcover or paperback? Why? Hardcovers last longer; paperbacks … Continue reading
Emily the Strange
I first saw her quirky goth image on stationery and desk do-dads on the first shelf as you walk into the Lone Star Comics in Arlington (the one at I-20 and Green Oaks, not the big one). I don’t usually like cutesy things, but something about this little inked girl spoke to the part of … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Buy a Friend a Book
Buy a Friend a Book Week is October 1-7 (as well as the first weeks of January, April, and July). During this week, you’re encouraged to buy a friend a book for no good reason. Not for their birthday, not because it’s a holiday, not to cheer them up–just because it’s a book. What book … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Nothing to Read?
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Gifts for Readers: Vision Bedding
Like many readers, I like to read in places where I can stretch out and be comfortable, like my bathtub, and my bed. Like many froufrou fashionistas, my bedroom is an extension of my wardrobe, and therefore has to be interesting, welcoming, and a little bit funky. My husband’s family never believes me when I … Continue reading
The Small Rain
by Madeleine L’Engle It seems fitting, with her death still so very recent, that my next book for the 11 Decades challenge is Madeleine L’Engle’s first published novel. It takes place in a slightly romanticized New York, and traces the story of Katherine, a brilliant pianist, and Sarah, and aspiring actress, friends of a sort, … Continue reading
Ticket to Ride
Fuzzy and I were turned on to the Days of Wonder games by some friends, who mentioned a “train game” while we were playing something completely different. I love trains, so when we saw the game – Ticket to Ride – in our local comic book store, we took home a copy. The object of … Continue reading
Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory…
I have a fondness for cozy mysteries. You know, the ones in which ladies sit around in conservatories and draw, paint, gossip and sip tea. These novels are invariably British, or at least take place in England or Scotland, and at some point there will be a wild storm, with a tree crashing through the … Continue reading
Bright Lights, Big Ass
by Jen Lancaster I was a fan of Jen Lancaster’s blog, Jennsylvania before she published her first book, Bitter is the New Black, though I’ve drifted away from regular reading, as happens when there are day jobs and weekend activities, and one’s OWN blog to maintain. Still when I finally got around to reading her … Continue reading
Book Money
You’ve probably noticed a few posts tagged “sponsored” here on the book blog – not a lot, because I’m trying to only take assignments that are related to books, but some. I’m doing this because books are expensive, but I have to have them in order to review them. One of the sites offering me … Continue reading
