The Best Books I haven’t read
So, I’ve had a book hoarding problem since high school – I’m pretty sure that is when I lost control of my TBR (that’s to be read) pile. I’ve gotten much better at reducing the actual books I keep in...
View ArticleA Hero by any other name
Angela James, executive editor of Carina Press and all around interesting lady, started a twitter discussion (is there a word for that?) several days ago about whether people read romance novels for...
View ArticleFriday Bookshelf: December 28, 2012
I have a book addiction. Or a book acquisition problem. Or something. You may have noticed. In the last week I have increased my book collection by, well, a lot: 1. Received as (print) Christmas...
View ArticleBibliophilia and book moving blues
If any of you have been wondering, no, I haven’t given up blogging. I have been busy moving, and am now making the usual resolutions to never move again and to make heavy reductions in my number of...
View ArticleFriday Bookshelf: June 21, 2013
It’s the summer solstice today, which always makes me think of: “Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day in the year and then miss it.”...
View ArticleJ. K. Rowling and the Ineffective Pseudonym
I’ve been thinking all day about J.K. Rowling’s use of a pseudonym to write a crime novel (as has most of the bookish internet.) I haven’t yet bought it, but I likely will (I really need to read A...
View ArticleFriday Bookshelf: July 26, 2013
I bought a used hardcover copy of this for $1 at half price books. Inside the front cover is written: To Julia For “fun” reading and to pass it on if you wish Love, Mom and Dad Christmas 2007 Julia’s...
View ArticleFriday Bookshelf: October 25, 2013
Just to get the disagreeable bit out of the way first, the internet was quite feisty this week because the 3rd book in the Divergent series, Allegiant, came out and the fans were … upset … about the...
View ArticleFriday Bookshelf: July 18, 2014
I may have mentioned before that one can put one’s Kindle in airplane mode and, ahem, expired library books won’t disappear when it can’t connect to the internet. My life would probably be better if I...
View ArticleFriday Bookshelf: July 25, 2014
I receive a ton of daily emails alerting me to free and sale book options. There’s some overlap, but generally there are probably 30 books or more that I’m offered everyday for $1.99 or less. Out of...
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