Yearly Archives: 2010
Year in Review?
If I didn’t blog about the books I read, I’d forget half of them – not the books, just when I’d read them. My brain, apparently is less efficient than the cheapest usb drives that way. The question from Booking Through Thursday, yesterday, was about favorites over the year. Least favorites, all of that. I’m … Continue reading
The Sunday Salon: Struggling to Read
In the last week, I’ve written a novel’s worth of articles, supervised (and tried to help) while my husband and friends moved some furniture around inside, and also into, our house, helped a friend pack to move half way across the country, picked up a cake for another friend’s birthday, managed to shatter the glass … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Character
On Thursday, December 16th, Booking through Thursday asked: If you could be a character from any book, who would you be? And why? I must not be taking my multivitamins because I swear there was no Booking Through Thursday prompt when I wrote my piece on the 17th. I guess I must have missed it. … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: First
On Thursday, December 2nd, Booking through Thursday asked: How about First Editions? Are they something special? Or “just another book” to you? Since the nice folks at BTT didn’t share a prompt this week, I’m answering one that I skipped. So, First Editions. To be honest, I’m not a used book fan. I think used … Continue reading
Not in a Reading Mood
All of you who know me will be shocked, but I’ve had almost no time to read this month, and I find that I’m not in a reading mood, anyway. It’s not that I lack for material. I’m still reading Slipknot in eBook format (which, thankfully, works not just on my Kindle, but also on … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Crappy
On Thursday, December 9th, Booking through Thursday asked: Do you ever crave reading crappy books? On the surface this seems like an easy question, akin to, “Hey do you want to wake up with cerebral palsy tomorrow morning?” You’d think the answer would be a resounding “No.” You’d think anyone would have to be nuts … Continue reading
Review: A Diamond in the Desert, by Jo Tatchell
A Diamond in the Desert: Behind the Scenes in Abu Dhabi, the World’s Richest City Jo Tatchell Grove Press, Black Cat, 304 pages October, 2010 Read the first chapter for free >> or Buy the book from Amazon >> Description (from Publishers Weekly): A glittering emblem of global modernity carries a tinge of tribal clannishness … Continue reading
Review: Seaworthy, by Linda Greenlaw
Seaworthy Linda Greenlaw Viking, 256 pages June, 2010 Read the first chapter for free >> or Buy this book from Amazon.com >> Product Description (from Publishers Weekly): After a 10-year hiatus from blue-water fishing, Greenlaw (Hungry Ocean) went cautiously to sea, seeking a payday and perspective on her life. Thanks to The Perfect Storm phenomenon … Continue reading
