Time for the mid-Read-a-Thon survey! 1. What are you reading right now? The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. How many books have you read so far? Two – Cherries in Winter and Making Mischief 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The Mating Season by… Continue reading Mid-Event Survey (Hour 13)
Author: Emily
Book-hoarding INFJ who likes to leave the Shire and go on adventures.
Reading Is Fundamental (Hour 12)
We’re almost halfway! Not much to update, still reading The Wild Things. Haven’t progressed much – went out to Barnes and Noble, and now I’m eating dinner. But I wanted to update to participate in the Reading is Fundamental mini-challenge from Joystory. “The challenge is to create a post celebrating the reading child and to… Continue reading Reading Is Fundamental (Hour 12)
Read-a-Thon Update (Hour 9)
I finished Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire at the end of hour 7. I started For Grace Received, but wasn’t feeling it. So I switched to The Wild Things by Dave Eggers (my fur covered edition!) which I’m really enjoying. I think I can at least finish this today… we’ll see… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Update (Hour 9)
Read-a-Thon Snacks (Hour 7)
I’ve now had lunch (mac & cheese) and finished Cherries in Winter. I’m onto book 2: Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire. This is a fun and interesting book, and it should go quickly (there are a lot of pictures). I’m on page 106 of 197. The next Mini-Challenge I’m participating in… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Snacks (Hour 7)
Book Title Sentence (Hour 4)
I’m having a great time with the Read-a-Thon so far! Here’s an update: -Almost done with Cherries in Winter. -Finished my first mug of coffee. -Consumed 5 or 6 cookies and a bowl of corn. -Many tweets. -2 Mini-challenges entered. Here is my entry to the 3rd Mini-challenge: Bart’s Bookshelf asks us to take 3… Continue reading Book Title Sentence (Hour 4)
#Readathon is trending! (Hour 2)
I’m drinking coffee and reading Cherries in Winter by Suzan Colon. The read-a-thon is trending on Twitter! Follow the action here. Picture 5 (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Let the Wild Read-a-Thon Begin! (Hour 1)
Good morning! It’s time to start the Read-a-Thon! I’ve got the coffee-pot brewing, and my stack of books next to me. It’s changed a little bit since my initial Read-a-Thon post, so here’s the new list: 1. The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. The Mating Season by P. G. Wodehouse 3. For Grace Received… Continue reading Let the Wild Read-a-Thon Begin! (Hour 1)
Polysyllabic Spree – September 2009
Books Acquired: Books Purchased September 2009 Graceling by Kristin Cashore Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor The Magicians by Lev Grossman The Most Beautiful Book in the World by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt For Grace Received by Valeria Parrella Best American Non-Required Reading 2009 edited by Dave Eggers The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones (present)… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – September 2009
Washington DC Photos
I posted some photos of my trip to Washington DC on my flickr page. Washington monument (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Links for 10.17.09
We Love You So has been hosting contests surrounding the release of Where The Wild Things Are. The entries have been fabulous, here are the Where the Wild Things Ought To Be entries, and here are the winners & notable mentions of the Fort Contest. I always make homemade pie crusts when baking pies, and… Continue reading Links for 10.17.09
Read-a-Thon or bust!
I’ve officially signed up for my first read-a-thon! I’ve been interested in joining one in the past, and this time Michelle inspired me and I decided to participate too. We’ll join 238 other readers (at press time) in a 24 hour reading & blogging marathon on October 24. Here are the books I’ll be choosing… Continue reading Read-a-Thon or bust!
Margherita Dolce Vita by Stefano Benni
Margherita Dolce Vita Stefano Benni I’m a little obsessed with Europa Editions. I’ve added 4 or 5 Europa books to my bookshelves in the past couple of months, and many more to my wish list. One of these additions was Margherita Dolce Vita by Stefano Benni. I mentioned this in August’s Polysyllabic Spree – I… Continue reading Margherita Dolce Vita by Stefano Benni