When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge Today it is my great pleasure to be Jennie Shortridge’s host on her TLC Book Tour for her novel, When She Flew. I would like to thank her for sending me both a copy of her book for review as well as one to give away to a lucky reader. Please [...]
Today’s My Day ~ Scene of the Blog
9 Dec By 9 Comments
Cathy from Kittling Books has a wonderful feature called Scene of the Blog. I was so excited when she asked me to participate. It’s such a fun way to share a little bit about yourself and see where others spend their blogging time. I am so thrilled to announce that today is my day in [...]
I Love My Kindle!
8 Dec By 20 Comments
I have had the most fun news for a long time now – I am the proud owner of a Kindle! I’ve been meaning to blog about this for a long time now, but it arrived in October around about the time all hell broke loose at home and on the job (“all the evil”). [...]
The Year of Reading Deliberately
3 Dec By 39 Comments
I know I’m not the first person ever to say this and I’m certain not to be the last. Twitter is a breeding ground for new ideas and virtual Miracle Grow for seeds that have been germinating in your head. The other night, I was reading a conversation with Vassily from 1330v, Michelle from GalleySmith, [...]
Neverwhere and Beyond Retrospective & Winners
30 Nov By 8 Comments
Today is the last day of November, signaling the close of my Neverwhere and Beyond month. Despite the burnout I felt toward the end of the month, I am so glad that I came up with the idea and followed through on it. I had wanted to do more, but given the circumstances of my [...]
Thankfully Reading ~ Day 1 Update
27 Nov By 13 Comments
I hope that each and every one of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (or just a very nice Thursday if you’re not from the US). Our Thanksgiving dinner was a smashing success. The girls and my mother-in-law were, in fact, flabbergasted by the table. The girls wanted nothing more than to help spread out the [...]
Thankfully Reading Weekend
26 Nov By 15 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! For the last 6 years, Thanksgiving has been an extremely subdued holiday. There have been years in fact where we didn’t even eat a proper Thanksgiving meal. Danny’s parents are not up to the cooking much any more and ordering a catered meal has become our modus operandi. Earlier in our marriage Danny and I [...]
Too Much of a Good Thing?
25 Nov By 15 Comments
Yes, I do think that there can be too much of a good thing. While reading Stardust, I figured out that reading four books might be too much to ask of any author. There was no reason for me not to connect with Tristran or Yvaine that I can think of, but I didn’t. I [...]
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