I suppose as humans beings mature reach major milestones, they may become more inclined to reflect on their lives. As 40 approaches, that’s certainly become more and more true for me. I don’t want to dread the inevitable. I know it’s simply a waste of energy. It cheats one from enjoying the present. The present, [...]
Why Audiobooks?
21 Jun By 9 Comments
Welcome to Audiboook Week here at The Literate Housewife Review! I want to start the week by thanking Jen from Devourer of Books for hosting this event. There’s a lot going on this week, so be sure to head over to her sight for full coverage. I will be posting more often this week as [...]
Waiting for Simon Vance
21 May By 12 Comments
Next week Tuesday is a day I’ve been waiting for since, oh, I don’t know… the minute I finished Stieg Larsson’s The Girl Who Played with Fire narrated by Simon Vance. The final novel featuring Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander is released on May 25th and I’m chomping at the bit to sit and listen [...]
Peril the First ~ My First R.I.P. Challenge
31 Aug By 32 Comments
I am drawn to beautiful buttons. From the moment I saw Carl from Stainless Steel Droppings‘ button for R.I.P. IV, I kinda knew that it was only a matter of time before I take this challenge. Over the weekend I saw many of my book blogger buddies signing up. They almost all had Her Fearful [...]
Tattoo-You Contest in Honor of Stieg Larsson
14 Aug By 60 Comments
As I mentioned earlier when I posted my review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I was one of the 150 lucky bloggers given the opportunity by Alfred A. Knopf to participate in their Tattoo-You contest in honor of the publication of The Girl Who Played with Fire and Stieg Larsson, the series’ author. Thank [...]
This Reader’s Dilemma
3 Aug By 28 Comments
… and Vacation Update What a whirlwind vacation! We got to see family and many friends – some of whom haven’t seen in 15 to 20 years. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been around long enough to say that, but it’s true. I don’t have my pictures downloaded yet, but my best friend Trista [...]
Read-a-Thon ~ The First Four Hours
18 Apr By 23 Comments
We’e survived the first four hours of the Read-a-Thon and I’ve enjoyed following everyone on their blogs and through Twitter. What an exciting day! After my rough last week, it feels nice being in a great mood even while doing laundry and cleaning out the minvan. The following are my stats: Pages: 54 pages from [...]
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