WTF, Jennifer?

I seem to be caught in a cycle of sorts. For several weeks I’ll post regularly, feeling good and all bloggy. Then, life or fatigue happens and Literate Housewife goes quiet. This time around, my wonderful trip to Richmond kicked me in the ass. Then we had our first Shaken, Not Stirred Twitter chat and [...]

#338 ~ Casino Royale

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming Published by: Penguin Published on: August 2002 (Reprint) Page Count: 192 Genre: Mystery/Thriller My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased with Audible credits Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 4.5 hours Available Formats: eBook, paperback, audiobook My Review James Bond is an agent in the British Secret Service. [...]

I’m Not a Housewife, But I Play One on My Blog

Daniela, In late 2007, when I knew that what started out as an online journal to record each of the 52 books I planned on reading that year was going to continue on long after I met my goal, I brainstormed names for my blog with my husband. He is often a mad genius, but [...]

#337 ~ The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi Published by: Sterling Publishing Published on: November 2010 Page Count: 256 Genre: Non-Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Audible.com outside of my monthly credits Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 7 hours Available Formats: paperback, eBook, audiobook Background It has been [...]

My First Time ~ Jen Forbus from Jen’s Book Thoughts

My First Time: A Celebration of Audiobooks featuring Jen Forbus from Jen’s Book Thoughts and her favorite first audiobooks. I am almost certain that I ran into her before this, but my first anchor memory of Jen Forbus was during my first (and so far only) Dog Days of Summer theme week. She was one [...]

#336 ~ Faith

Faith by Jennifer Haigh Published by: Harper Published on: May 2011 Page Count: 336 Genre: fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for me to participate in the author’s book tour. Available Formats: Hardcover & eBook Today it is my great pleasure to be Jennifer Haigh’s host on her TLC Book [...]

#335 ~ The White Devil

The White Devil by Justin Evans Published by: HarperCollins Published on: May 2011 Page Count: 384 Genre: Gothic fiction/Mystery/Paranormal My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook My Review I have some favorites when it comes to settings. Evil British boarding schools are somewhere near the [...]

#334 ~ Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Published by: Penguin Published on: May 2004 Page Count: 320 Genre: Mystery / YA My Reading Format: audiobook purchased using Audible credits Audiobook Published by: BBC Audiobooks America (Audio Go) Narrator: Rita Barrington Audiobook Length: 10 hours Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audiobook My Review Maisie Dobbs lost her mother [...]

My First Time ~ Jennifer Sullivan from Tantor Audio

My First Time: A Celebration of Audiobooks featuring Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger, read by Eliza Dushku It is with great excitement that I post my very first My First Time guest post. As with many good things, this all came about as the result of seemingly idle Twitter chatter. I mentioned that I [...]

My First Time: A Celebration of Audiobooks

June is Audiobook Month and especially Audiobook Week has really got me fired up about my love of audiobooks. There’s been such good chatter on Twitter for the past two weeks and I’ve loved every minute I’ve been able to participate. On Thursday, the Audiobook Week topic called for providing advice to those who haven’t [...]