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• I Am… Therefore I Read…

  Someone once told me I was the “most fascinating dichotomy” he’d ever met.  I remember feeling bashful by this statement, not quite understanding what that... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Whispers for the Soul

  

  Title: Whisper in the DarkPoets: Ashley Nemer, Stacy Moran, Torie N. JamesGenre: PoetryA Product of The Art of SafkhetA Guest Review by Angelina JoiAnnAs I was... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Love You, I Love You Not

  

  Title: Player PianoAuthor: Kurt VonnegutLength: 295 pages“Anita, I love you.” The compulsion was upon him to tell her everything, to mingle his consciousness... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Death Without Cause

  

  Title: Death Without CauseAuthor: Pamela TrioloGenre: Crime FictionLength: 297 pagesMurder mysteries are an easy sell. There’s something innately intriguing... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• November 2013 Events!

  

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  Posted on 01 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Am a Published Author!

  

  The Bookshop Hotel is available for purchase!“Why was I angry after reading A.K. Klemm’s The Bookshop Hotel? Because Klemm managed to do in a novella what all... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Aspects of a Novelist

  

  Title: Aspects of the NovelAuthor: E.M. ForsterGenre: Literary CriticismLength: 176 pagesI’ve wanted to be a writer since I was a very small child.  So small... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Different Kind of Fighter

  

  Title: The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human PowerAuthor: Travis Hugh CulleyPublisher: Random HouseGenre: MemoirLength: 324 pagesMy bike clu... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Now Available for Purchase!

  

  A dear friend of mine just got his first book published!Teres by Gershom WetzelPurchase Here! Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Evolution of Everything

  

  Title: The Evolution of JaneAuthor: Caroline SchineGenre: FictionLength: 210 pagesThe perfect fall day in Texas: a spinach and onion soup with lots of cheese... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Magical Thinking and the Vortex

  

  Title:The Year of Magical ThinkingAuthor: Joan DidionPublisher: KnopfGenre: MemoirLength: 227 pages‘I want to go to Malibu.  I would have especially loved to... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• To Be Released October 15th 2013!

  

  Title: Just One Evil ActAuthor: Elizabeth GeorgePublisher: DuttonGenre: Crime FictionLength: 723 pagesElizabeth George has the uncanny ability to spend pages... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Look at My Life This Week

  

  I’m almost always cycling in my spare time these days. That sounds like I do it way more than I actually do.  I’m a mom, so I live in a limbo of down time that’... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Random Post on Random House

  

  Normally I post on the quality of the topic of a book, not the quality of the book itself. Sometimes I mention these factors, but usually only a line or two... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Eratosthenes

  

  Title: The Librarian Who Measured The EarthAuthor: Kathryn LaskyIllustrations: Kevin HawkesI stumbled on this book by complete accident. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• October 2013 Events

  

  ALSO, Don’t forget to check the Good Books in the Woods Event Page… That place has some nifty stuff going on this month too.  http://www.goodbooksinthewoods. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Where the Windwalk Begins

  

  Title: Where the Windwalk BeginsPoet: Todd DillardIllustrator: Paul K. TunisToo cute. These poems are ideal for lazy breakfast reading or luncheons on the patio. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Love is a Choice

  

  Title:Love Is A ChoiceAuthors: Dr. Robert Hemfelt, Dr. Frank Minirth, Dr. Paul MeierPublisher: Thomas Nelson PublishingGenre: Psychology/ Self-Help/ Christian... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Introducing the Octopus… and Tolkien Week

  

  Weekly Low Down on Kids Books and Adventures in Homeschooling with an Octopus and Tolkien…Title: Squishy the OctopusAuthor: Mary Reason TheriotIllustrations:... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Not So Surprised by the Joy of Lewis

  

  Title: Surprised by JoyAuthor: C.S. LewisI don’t remember when C.S. Lewis was not a part of my life.  Really, I don’t.  I am sure at one point in time,... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE