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• Swirl By Swirl

  

  Title: Swirl By SwirlAuthors: Beth Krommes & Joyce SidmanGenre: Picture Book / EducationalWe actually read this one quite a bit ago, I was hoping to review it... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Abuse, Affairs, and Amateurs

  

  Usually if I don’t finish a book, I don’t review it.  If I don’t finish it, am I truly the most qualified person to throw opinions on it around to the public. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chris Rogers Talks About Emissary

  

  I’m a long time Chris Rogers fan. I met her a few years ago booking signing for Half Price Books books and I’ve enjoyed reading her work, featuring her on my... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• February Reads

  

  One of my literary counterparts, Neon Gods, posted a “February Reads” article. In general, she’s more organized, I think, in her reading ventures. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Love You Most

  Anakalian Whims:Follow this blog. It is destined to be amazing. Originally posted on Smoking With Caterpillars: i love you most. you do love me most. how sad... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Life is Flat

  I officially quit hosting the Half Price Books Humble Book Club tonight.  I was there and no one else was.  Again.  So I’m giving it up.  Along with giving it... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• There is a Season

  

  As a homeschool mom there’s a constant struggle for designating specific “school times” through out the day.  She is learning that education is a life pursuit,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 31

  I’m 31. I spent my birthday day sitting in a cold house wishing for sunshine.  And reading Mary Karr’s The Liar’s Club. Actually, I kept putting down the book t... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hello Wilderness, We’ve Missed You

  

  Since moving away from our beloved Timberlane Estates, we’ve been in dire need for nature.  Especially with this winter we just had – harsher than I remember... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teaching Life and Liberty

  

  Title: Thomas JeffersonAuthor/Illustrator: Maira KalmanPublisher: PenguinIf you want to teach about the founders of America via biographical picture books, Mair... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Goodnight Goon

  

  *A Weekly Low Down on Kids Books*Title: Goodnight GoonAuthor: Michael RexEvery parent I know can recite or nearly recite Goodnight Moon. It’s a timeless... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chinese History at Lunch

  

  Title:The Death of Woman WangAuthor: Jonathan D. SpenceGenre: HistoryWhen picking up books at bookstores, there’s always the lovely predicament of what to do... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Year of the Hydra

  

  Reviewing things and taking names!I’m not really taking names… but I am reviewing a lot these days, and getting quoted on book jackets!I recently got to read... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Haunted Bookshop

  

  “It’s one of the uncanniest things I know to watch a real book on its career – it follows you and follows you and drives you into a corner and makes you read it... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Boy Called Dickens

  

  * A Weekly Low Down on Kids Books *Title: A Boy Called DickensAuthor: Deborah HopkinsonIllustrator: John HendrixAs a homeschool family, we’re suckers for the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Snail and the Whale

  

  I used to do a Weekly Low Down on Kids Books.  Well, I used to pretend to do them, and really they were haphazard and sporadic at best, but sort of happened a... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Eco Never Fails to Resonate

  

  Title: SerendipitiesAuthor: Umberto EcoEco never fails me.  Except once… I didn’t care for Baudolino. But even after that epic let down, the work stayed with... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

  

  I have been hosting a book club at Half Price Books in Humble for over two years. In that time, I’ve managed to procure two consistent clubbers. One comes in... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My 2014 Top Ten

  Of all the books I read in 2014, 103-ish by my count, I want to share my top ten.  In reverse order, because I actually put a bit of thought into this listing,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Emissary

  

  Title: EmissaryAuthor: Chris RogersGenre: Science Fiction LiteratureLength: 434 pagesSometimes being a reviewer is hard.That sounds silly, because I love it! Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE