#245 ~ Seeing Stars

Seeing Stars by Diane Hammond Published by: Harper Collins Published on: March 23, 2010 Page Count: 459 Genre: General Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher Available Formats: paperback and eBook Giveaway: please see the end of my review for details Today it is my great pleasure to be Diane Hammond’s [...]

April, The Month of ROOB

Earlier this month or late last month, I was fortunate to be on Twitter at just the  right time to insinuate myself in a conversation about a really fun challenge that was being figured out: ROOB, or Reading Our Own Books.  I was so happy to  have been at the right place at the right [...]

Tonight’s the Night!

I hope that you can all join Nicole from Linus’ Blanket and me on That’s How I Blog.  The excitement begins at 9pm EST and is followed up by (at least) a 20-min book club discussion.  Tonight’s book is Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. Click here to set up a reminder or to join the show [...]

#244 ~ Real Life & Liars

Real Life & Liars by Kristina Riggle Published by: Avon A Published on: June 16, 2009 Page Count: 327 Genre: General Fiction Format: Signed paperback ~ birthday present sent to me by my best friend (thanks so much, Trista!) Availability: paperback and eBook My Review Parenting doesn’t end when your children graduate from high school [...]

Mark Your Calendars ~ March 30

I am excited to let you know that I will be the guest on Nicole from Linus’s Blanket‘s fabulous Blog Talk Radio series” That’s How I Blog” on Tuesday, March 30th at 9PM EST.  I hope you can be there!  If you’re like me, you need to be reminded of these kinds of things.  Click [...]

I, Blogger

When I first realized that people were actually reading my blog, I had this crazy idea about becoming the TMZ of the book world. I laugh at myself when I think of that now. It’s completely absurd. I’m not even sure I should be posting this to the greater blogosphere at large. I can hear [...]

Has Anne Taintor Read Revolutionary Road?

For the past couple of years, I’ve bought the Anne Taintor calendar for my cube at work.  I love her take on vintage pictures from the 1940s and 50s. It’s a great conversation piece, especially with my Indian co-workers.  This month features the one of my favorites, “if by ‘happy’ you mean trapped with no [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!  I hope you’re all wearing green because I don’t want a single one of you to get pinched. Let me know if the Leprechauns play any tricks on you.  That’s all Allison has been talking about this week.  LOL! While you have the luck o’ the Irish today, [...]

#243 ~ Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show

Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show by Frank Delaney Published by: Random House Published on: February 2010 Page Count: 448 Genre: Literature / Historical Fiction My Reading Format: Hardcover review copy provided for the tour by the author’s publicist Available Formats: Hardcover, audio book, eBook Giveaway: see the end of my review for more information Today it [...]

#242 ~ Twilight of Avalon

Twilight of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan & Isolde by Anna Elliot Published by: Simon and Schuster Published on: May 2009 Page Count: 448 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Review copy sent to me by the author Availability: paperback and eBook Giveaway: See the end of this review for more information My Review England is in [...]