I am so excited to announce that I will be participating in the Award-Winning Reading Challenge hosted by Insatiable Booksluts. I figured it's about time that I actually read some of the books off the award lists (okay, other than the Newbery and Caldecott, because I read books off those lists all the time). This … Continue reading Award-Winning Reading Challenge

I am so excited to announce that I will be participating in theGlobal Domination Challenge hosted by Insatiable Booksluts.  No, this is not cheating, but I may be able to satisfy my Around the World Challenge with my Global Domination Challenge, and vice versa. So basically, it makes total sense to participate in both. Right? … Continue reading Global Domination Challenge

I am so excited to announce that I will be participating in the 2012 Around the World in 12 Books Challenge hosted by Giraffe Days. Sadly, this does not mean I will be physically traveling around the world in 2012. Maybe some other year that will happen. Instead, I will be literarially (yes, I made up … Continue reading Around the World Challenge

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted byBreaking the Spine.My posts about adult literary fiction are here:State of Wonder by Ann PatchettCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksThe Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey My posts about my guilty pleasure reading (romantic, often paranormal, novels) can be found here:Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here by … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones

The title of this post should be self-explanatory, but there's a larger story around this lovely event.Jenny Milchman, a mother herself, used to taking her children for weekly storytimes at a local bookstore, began to wonder how many children actually experienced the delights of their local bookstore. Over time, the idea of creating a Take … Continue reading Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day: December 3

Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World's Greatest Business Case for Compassionby Pavithra K. Mehta and Suchitra Shenoy9781605099798, $19.95, Berrett-Koehler PublishersThis weekend I had the privilege to attend a book event at a friend's home in Boston. About 15 of us gathered to hear Pavi and Suchi speak about the work of Dr. V, a … Continue reading Book Event: Infinite Vision by Pavithra K. Mehta and Suchitra Shenoy

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Friday's all about being a follower.First up: TGIF at GReads!This week's question:In honor of Thanksgiving: Which books are you most thankful for receiving from other bloggers, friends, family members, or publishers? Several books come to mind, as I've been a voracious reader all my life, so I've received many, MANY books in my (relatively short) lifetime.The … Continue reading TGIF at GReads!

This is my first time participating in a read-a-thon of any kind, other than those summer reading contests held by local libraries I used to treat as readathons when I was a kid. I chose to participate in this one because I love rereading on principle, and reread my favorite book of all time - … Continue reading Re-Readathon Hosted By The Perpetual Page-turner