The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Title: The Left Hand of Darkness Author: Ursula K. Le Guin Published: 1969 My edition: Ace Paperback 2000 Purchased From: Barnes and Noble Lincoln Square Pages: 304 Synopsis (from Strand): Winner of HUGO and NEBULA Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year. The story of a lone human emissary’s mission to Winter, an… Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

McCarthy’s Bar by Pete McCarthy

Title: McCarthy’s Bar Author: Pete McCarthy Published: 2000 My edition: St. Martin’s Press Hardcover 2001 Borrowed from: Hoboken Public Library Pages: 338 Synopsis (from his website): Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother’s homeland.  In McCarthy’s Bar, he journeys from… Continue reading McCarthy’s Bar by Pete McCarthy

Inklings by Jeffrey Koterba

Title: Inklings Author: Jeffrey Koterba Published: 2009 My edition: Houghton Mifflin Hardcover 2009 Borrowed From: Hoboken Public Library Pages: 264 Synopsis (from Strand): Political cartoonist Jeffrey Koterba grew up as an awkward twitchy child, his body bursting with the same unsettling nervous tics as his father–a talented musician whose dreams of fame had faded leaving… Continue reading Inklings by Jeffrey Koterba

Teaser Tuesday

When it comes to the ten o’clock news, my father has little interest in the news itself, unless it’s space-related. For the weather he puts down his drink and cups both hands around his ears to better hear the forecast. He also frequently kneels in front of whatever TV he’s watching. He kneels more often… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday

J. D. Salinger

The bright spot in all of the sad news today about the passing of J. D. Salinger is all of the wonderful quotes from his work that people have shared today on Twitter and Facebook. It’s been a lovely tribute to a man whose writing continues to speak to readers of all ages. In Salinger’s… Continue reading J. D. Salinger

Teaser Tuesdays

My earliest memories of traveling to Ireland are of the Glengarriff, which sailed from Liverpool Pier Head to Cork. There haven’t always been drive-on car ferries with reclining pullman seats and discos and tax-free perfume. This was a cattle boat, with berths for thirty or forty passengers as a sideline. I remember my father taking… Continue reading Teaser Tuesdays

Library Loot 1.23.10

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Eva and Marg that encourages readers to share the goodies that they picked up at their libraries each week! It’s an appropriate time for me to post my first Library Loot entry, since I’ve been to the library 3 times this week and taken out way more… Continue reading Library Loot 1.23.10

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

Title: Wishful Drinking Author: Carrie Fisher Published: 2008 My edition: Simon & Schuster Hardcover 2008 Borrowed From: Hoboken Public Library Pages: 163 Synopsis (from Strand): If ever there were living proof of just how intense coming of age in Hollywood can be, Carrie Fisher’s story could very well be considered the ultimate. Born the daughter… Continue reading Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher