The Other Queen

In addition to ordering Philippa’s books about Henry VIII, you might want to watch this short video about her upcoming book about Mary, Queen of Scots.  I loved watching it because it really helped reignite my excitement for her live web event on September 16th!

Philippa Gregory in Chronological Order

Update 10/14/2010: I originally wrote this post because I had some difficulty putting Philippa Gregory’s Tudor books together in chronological order.  At the time, I was new to my love of all things Tudor and didn’t have any real knowledge of the family’s history on my own.  By far, this is my most popular post [...]

GRRR!!!!

I went on Amazon to check the status of my latest order and found that it hadn’t even shipped yet! I know that I am taking advantage of the cheap-o shipping, but come on – I placed the order on the 25th and it’s still not shipped? There was no notification of one or more [...]

#36 ~ A Spot of Bother

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon As I was reading this, book I kept wondering to myself why it is that I don’t care for British comedies in film. A British comedy in writing just cracks me up. While I’m sure that I miss many things simply from not being British, a cussing Brit [...]

#35 ~ Perfect Match

Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult Check out the LHBC site for my thoughts and opinions.

#34 ~ The Lady and the Unicorn

The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier This book was an incredibly fast read and a wonderful experience. Before finishing this book I thought that this was the best Tracy Chevalier novel I’ve read thus far. The characters are interesting from the very beginning and, unlike some books – not just Chevalier’s, I never [...]

Don’t Knock, Call, Talk, Email, Text, or Send Subliminal Messages after 2pm on 9.16.07

Yesterday I went to Philippa Gregory’s website.  What I discovered there set me to tingling all over in excitement.  Philippa is going to hold a live web chat on Sunday, September 16 at 2pm EST. Better yet, it’s free and I was easily able to register to attend using WebEx. As an online attendee, you’ll [...]

#33 ~ Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Just 75 pages into Special Topics in Calamity Physics, I knew that I was going to enjoy it. When what I was reading spoke to me personally in conjunction with an outside conversation I had just moments before reading it, I knew that I was reading something [...]

Life Meets Book in Perfect Harmony

Last evening, I spent some time talking with one of my co-workers from India.  We began talking about language and how it is heard and perceived by native speakers versus those who have learned it later in life.  I have a lot of fun talking with S.  He is intelligent and oh, so very easy [...]