Before I start, can I just say that I really want to take a nap right now? Really badly? But I know that if I do, I won’t be able to fall asleep tonight. And I just wasted an hour… Read more ›
I’ve decided to embrace my inner slackerness when it comes to posting about the books I read, and change my intent of writing about them right after they’re read to writing about them at the end of the month. I’ll… Read more ›
Well, in book review. I’m happy, and somewhat relieved, to say that I achieved my goal of reading 50 books. I even went that extra mile and read 54. (Three of which I discovered while doing all the links for… Read more ›
When I sat down to start this post, it was going to be a sum up of my reading for the year, but as I look at the list, I realize I’m a bit behind on my reviews. OK, behind… Read more ›
I found this on someone else’s blog, and knew Brandy would love it, so here goes: 1.If you don’t frequent your local library, why not? We go to our local library all the time. 2. If you do visit the… Read more ›
I’m reading Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World by Suzanne Woods Fisher right now, and it is fantastic. I highly recommend it (well, based on the 60 or so pages I’ve read so far, but I can’t imagine… Read more ›
I haven’t written about the books I’ve read for, like, years now. Ok, months. But still. This always happens when I want to write a long review of a book I’ve read, and then I don’t, and then I read… Read more ›
Books to catch up on: I don’t remember if I wrote about Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh, and I’m too lazy to check. I love Waugh, and this book really solidified for me why. Taking Brideshead Revisited out of… Read more ›
A quick review of the books I’ve finished lately: Why New Orleans Matters by Tom Piazza: This was written in the months following Katrina, in a response to those people who questioned whether rebuilding New Orleans was worth it. The… Read more ›
I just finished Ms. Hempel Chronicles by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum. It’s a series of stories about the titular Ms. Hempel- an elementary school teacher who by turns finds, loses, and finds love- of both the romantic and platonic (of the… Read more ›
