In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren. (And a big thank you to Book Stacks On Deck for the amazing mailbox pinup!)I've got a couple of weeks' worth of IMM to catch up on here. Last week, I received: A HUGE THANK YOU to my The Broke and the Bookish Secret Santa, … Continue reading In My Mailbox
Typography Book Art by the readables
Hi all! Please excuse my inconsistent posting lately - been battling a dead personal computer and other issues that has made blogging difficult. Hopefully this upcoming three day weekend will help me get back on track. In the meantime, please enjoy these typographic book art posters of favorite quotes done by Priscilla from the readables. … Continue reading Typography Book Art by the readables
Waiting on Wednesday: The Agency: The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
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 LiveseyDiving Bells: And Other Stories by Lucy Wood My posts about my guilty pleasure reading (romantic, often paranormal, novels) can be … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: The Agency: The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
Friday Round-Up
Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!ArticlesIf Famous Writers Had Written Twilight:(originally posted on Lizzie Stark's blog, but found via io9) Dr. Seuss (by unicycle): Jake likes a girl. Her name is Bella. Bella likes a different fella. See this vamp? This is Ed. … Continue reading Friday Round-Up
2011 Book Survey
Thanks to Literary Musings for providing me with this book survey. This is actually a meme being held over at The Perpetual Page-Turner.(Disclaimer: I read so much, it's often difficult for me to remember my exact feelings around any particular title if it's not by a favorite author, much-anticipated, or knocked my socks off. Thanks … Continue reading 2011 Book Survey
Waiting on Wednesday: Diving Bells: And Other Stories by Lucy Wood
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: Diving Bells: And Other Stories by Lucy Wood
Spring 2012 Picture Book Highlights: Chronicle Books
Previously in my capacity as Children's Department Manager for the Odyssey Book Shop, I had the opportunity to look over publisher's catalogues at the new books for each season. Thanks to Edelweiss, I can now look at publisher's catalogues as a blogger! Here are my picks for Spring 2012:Trains Goby Steve Light9780811879422, $8.99, Pub. Date: … Continue reading Spring 2012 Picture Book Highlights: Chronicle Books
Happy Christmas
The book tree at the University of San Francisco's Gleeson Library.Robert Gray: The Ghost of Book Christmas Yet to Come (From Shelf Awareness)Marley was virtually dead: to begin with...On the third night, as Scrooge lay in bed, double-checking accounts on his iPad, once again the Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached from deep within the dimly … Continue reading Happy Christmas
Friday Round-Up
Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!ArticlesIndieBound Reader App!My heart cries with Egypt: "Thousands of Rare Books, Journals, Writings Burned at Institute d'Egypt In Cairo"My favorite type of list: "The Most Overrated Books of 2011"My second favorite type of list: "The Most Overlooked Books … Continue reading Friday Round-Up
Award-Winning Reading Challenge
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
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