So, you may have noticed I have a small interest in bookshelves. The pictures on the right side of this blog may have been an indication.Hopefully, you share that fascination as well. I'm well-aware I am not the only person out there with this passion. A blog all about bookshelves is here. I've written a … Continue reading Shelving
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Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Fire by Kristin CashorePublication date: October 2009Hardcover: 9780803734616, $17.99Also counts for Chunkster Challenge, Book 2.First of all, let me just say that, particularly as first novels, Graceling and Fire (and Kristin Cashore, for writing them) are an inspiration. I really enjoyed Graceling, and despite the fact that I'm apparently reviewing primarily fantasy books recently, I … Continue reading Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Bibliophiles R Us
No, this is not my arm.But, funny enough, a friend sent me this picture, so there are clearly at least 3 of us out there who think this is a cool idea.
Poetry Post
In the secret life and times of me, it will be discovered that I love poetry.I don't always understand it, I don't always know how to read it, but for some reason I feel it in a way that is pretty unexpected to me. Is poetry like that for most people? I feel that it's … Continue reading Poetry Post
The Necessity of a Book-Aunt
"The Necessity of a Book-Aunt" by R.E. Finklestein. (NOT my real last name.)Doesn't that sound like a great book title?But what on earth is a book-aunt, you might be asking.Book-Aunt, n.- person, either biologically or not biologically related to a person younger than themselves, to whom the first person supplies reading materials that may or … Continue reading The Necessity of a Book-Aunt
Fantasy Literature
What do Fantasy Baseball, Nick Hornby, and Gina Barreca have in common? They've all popped up in my life within a few weeks of each other, and strangely, when blended together, have inspired today's blog post. This, of course, is the obvious answer, but figuring out exactly how they've done so is the tricky part. … Continue reading Fantasy Literature
Rainy Afternoon
I love rainy afternoons. It's my favorite type of weather, favorite time of day - particularly when I happen to have that day off. It would be so easy to be unemployed, or better yet, fabulously rich so that I could only work on the days and in the ways that I wanted to. There … Continue reading Rainy Afternoon
Rude or just mildy irritating?
I spend a half hour helping a family pick out books, chase their toddlers, read them a story, and then they purchase the books using an Amazon.com credit card. Yes, they're purchasing the books from me, the independent store, but with the Amazon card. I know the woman didn't mean anything by it. I know … Continue reading Rude or just mildy irritating?
Word of the Day
I learned a new word today.Literati.(Not to be confused with the Illuminati - a sort-of secret society that is both myth and possibly real, immortalized in the Tomb Raider movie with Angelina Jolie.)I discovered this word in an email from my mother and so promptly looked it up in the dictionary (like she taught me … Continue reading Word of the Day
A Small Dream Come True
Oh, if only this wasn't an ocean away...
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