This is a total PSA for 2 new photography books from Watson-Guptill. They publish great books on knitting & crafting that I adore reviewing, and they also send me review copies of photography books that my husband says are really awesome. I am not equipped to comment so this is just a shameless [...]

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Christmas Meme, from Book-a-rama–
1. What is your favorite Christmas romance to re-read each year?
I don’t have one, unless you count the account in Luke.
2. What is your favorite Christmas movie/show?
A Christmas Story–absolutey. It reminds me of growing up with my little brother, now a not-so-little 31.
3. What is your favorite Christmas cookie?
Gingerbread–the warm, [...]

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Synopsis:
Short stories, essays, and an unfinished novel by Shirley Jackson, queen of American Gothic and author of “The Lottery.”
Review:
My love for Shirley Jackson has been well documented in this blog, so I was delighted when my husband got me Come Along With Me for my birthday.
The collection opens with “Come Along With Me,” the novel [...]

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Beatrice Ruth born at home at 7:42 this morning.
20 inches, 7lbs 5oz.
I was very lucky & had a fast, easy labor.
My husband caught her, which was tremendous.
And of course she can already read
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My birthday was on Sunday, but it extended through today with a box of books that Superfast Husband bought for me! Check out this tantalizing list of books–I don’t know what to read first (after I finish The Fionavar Tapestry)!

The Axe, Volume 1 of The Master of Hestviken and Gunnar’s Daughter by Sigrid Undset
Empire [...]

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I just discovered this site today, and loved this piece on the appeal of Kazuo Ishiguro.
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…means you get dirty looks if you go to bed first, because your bookworm wife likes to read in bed to relax even after she’s read three books in a row for work (the third one being a silly high school trifle that took 60 minutes for 300 pages). She’s just blogging to kill [...]

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My reading job started up again today. I vet to-be-published manuscripts, and my employers must like me because they generally give me stuff I’m excited to read. So, in keeping with my post-per-book formula, here is a blog post to go with the book I finished tonight. I’m not reviewing these books [...]

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