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• My 2013 Life in Literature Meme

  Last year I stumbled across a fun little activity on Becky’s Book Reviews blog.  I’m in the mood to do it again today… My 2012 Life in Literature Meme.Using onl... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 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