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• 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

• 2014 Reading List

  

  Every year I post my exhaustive list for the year. So, Happy New Year! Here’s what happened last year:I’ve included chapter books I read out loud to Ayla, but... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ice Sisters Cover Reveal

  

  The Glorian Legacy Series by A.L. Raine is about to begin.Not long before it’s in print for you to read and enjoy!  For now, here’s the cover!Cover art by... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Fast and the Furiously in Love

  

  It may sound ridiculous, but one of my favorite love stories of film is in The Fast and the Furious franchise. And it’s not pretty boy Paul Walker’s character... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blurbist

  

  When I was a child I remember wanting to be three things when I grew up. Doing these three things was to help me become the number one thing I thought I should... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Love Lang Leav

  

  “I think this is where I belong – among all your other lost things.” – Lang LeavIt’s a full moon.Quiet.The tree branches are even still.  No rustling. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rich as a King

  

  Just last month, I wrote a book review for Money-fax.com on Rich as a King. It was a personal finance and investing guide written with a whole new twist: by... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Life in Literature Meme 2014

  This is fast becoming a yearly ritual.Using only books you have read this year (2014), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Resolute Club

  

  As much a book review as a book club assessment.Title: ResoluteAuthor: Martin W. SandlerGenre: History / True AdventureLength: 320 pagesPut a seafaring image... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And When I Think, I Fall Asleep

  

  Title: One Hundred Years of SolitudeAuthor: Gabriel Garcia MarquezGenre: Fiction/ LiteratureLength: 458 pagesWhen I was a kid I had a poster of a chimpanzee on... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Angela is Super Sorry and She Begs for Your Forgiveness!

  

  Title: RoomiesAuthor: Lindy ZartGenre: Contemporary Romance (Clean)Format: Kindle EbookI downloaded this ebook because I, too, have a story I’ve written about... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE