I’d like to thank everyone who is a fan of my blog on Facebook by running a book giveaway contest. The prize is a copy of Maria Semple’s This One Is Mine–read my review here. To enter, leave a comment anywhere on the site. Then copy the link containing your comment and paste it on the wall for my blog’s Facebook page. You have to be a member of Facebook and a fan of the site to post on the wall. Deadline is 11:59 EST…
Check out this awesome video featuring authors talking up the reasons to give books to all those on your gift list: My wish list is here–I always want books! Reading a YA book for work right now–things have sadly slowed down and this is the first book I’ve been assigned to read in months. I’m mildly amused because the author gave one character the name of a state and another character the name of a prominent city in that state. It’s obviously an accident, and…
Many of you know Lisa Roe, Online Publicist. This is part three of a guest post remembering Dewey. Parts one & two can be found at two other blogs. Part One Part Two And this is the persona I’ve adopted. I am strong and do not break. I glance at death, then quickly look away. Avoid the high emotional scenarios. Keep on keepin’ on. But, I’m grown up, now. And doesn’t age require us to rationalize reality? Be an adult, think like one. Leave childish…
I’m so excited–I love love love Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates and can’t wait for the movie. Though I’m also scared they will screw it up… here’s hoping!
I’m just one of the many bloggers who are missing Dewey. I missed out on Weekly Geeks because I can’t get it together now that I’m a mom, but I donated a prize to the 24-hr readathon and guest hosted the Bookworms Carnival back in the early days. She really brought us bookbloggers together and I hope we will keep our community growing in her honor. Gorgeous buttons and badges here and here. And check out Becky’s blog for more ways to remember Dewey.
May you find an endless paradise of books.
I was tagged by Sally for this meme. Basically we’re listing 7 random book-related facts about ourselves. 1. I give books away all the time, and never expect anyone to return a book I’ve loaned to them. Of course, when it’s a loan I do hope that the books come back to me, but I never sweat it if they don’t. 2. I always return books that I borrow in a timely fashion. I have stopped borrowing books from friends because my TBR stack is…
Reader Jay wants some book recommendations: Sorry to bother you, however I was wondering if you could help me out with something.I live in america, and I am wanting to start reading 1 book a week.This trying to get me back into reading again, as I was one of those people in college and highschool that only read the required stuff.I was wondering if you could help me out with any recommendations. I have a dry and sarcastic witty sense of humor,I am also a…
Taken from my dear Sheila: List your favorite films from A to Z, one for each letter of the alphabet. A for Amadeus B for Blade Runner C for Cabaret D for Dressed to Kill E for East of Eden F for Fear Eats the Soul G for Ginger Snaps H for The Haunting I for Imitation of Life J for Johnny Guitar K for Krull L for Leave her to Heaven M for Mildred Pierce N for Natural Born Killers O for Ossessione P…
My intrepid cousin Terri of Sense of Wonder found an html version of the Bill Cosby pamphlet that taught me how to speed read when I was 7. An excerpt: Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine of newspaper articles, business reports, and nonfiction books, It can give you as much as half the comprehension in a little as one-tenth the time. For example, you should be able to preview eight or ten 100-page reports in an…