April is National Poetry Month in the US. I’ve been trying to read more poetry in general anyway, and this month my goal is to read a poem every day. There are a few sites I know of that offer a free poem per day, via email: One is The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor,… Continue reading National Poetry Month
Category: bookish things
Spring Cleaning
One of my best friends, Emma, is coming to visit next week. I’m very excited, we have all sorts of spectacular plans made: bookstores to visit, places to go, bookish events to attend, movies to watch in the evenings, and food to eat. This also means that I need to clean the guest bedroom. The… Continue reading Spring Cleaning
Cozy Reading Spot
I was very sad a month or two ago to hear that Domino Magazine was folding. It was a great magazine, and very fun to browse. Their website had a feature called “my deco files” where you could save images from their website into your own personal design inspiration catalog on their site. One of… Continue reading Cozy Reading Spot
Shopping Indie
I’ve been making an effort to buy my books at independent stores more often. In this economy, it’s very important to support your local business community – and bookstores especially. Author Joe Hill came up with a very fun contest to help encourage shopping at independent bookstores: Okay, been thinking about this whole March-is-love-your-Indie-Bookstore month,… Continue reading Shopping Indie
I need this!
Book Book jacket mittens! I love love love it! Thanks to my friend Derek for sending me the link. :) (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Allen V. Miller
This week I stopped by one of my favorite bookstores, Skyline Books. Skyline Books is a cozy little used bookstore near Union Square that’s packed with good books at good prices. One reason I love used bookstores is that they don’t have everything. It’s always fun to go in and see what you can find,… Continue reading Allen V. Miller
2009 Reading Goals
I’ve been pondering my reading goals for 2009 for a few weeks, and have settled on a list that I think will be challenging yet attainable. -Read 100 Books -Read 52 Short Stories -Specific books to read: -The Scarlett Letter -The Awakening -Lolita -Great Expectations -Attend 15 book events When setting the number of… Continue reading 2009 Reading Goals
2008 Books and Reading Recap
I finally finished my second annual Books and Reading Recap. I loved going through my lists last year and finding fun stats about the books I read, so it was very fun to do this again for 2008. I’m using the same information I posted last year, and added even more stats. (To see my… Continue reading 2008 Books and Reading Recap
NY Times 10 Best Books of the Year
The New York Times announced their list of the 10 best books of the year, and I’m thrilled that one of my favorite books this year, Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes, made the Non-Fiction list. (Here’s my post about it.) Here’s the list: Fiction: Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser A Mercy by… Continue reading NY Times 10 Best Books of the Year
Holiday Reading List
One of the (many) nice things about Christmas is getting an extended break to relax, spend time with my family, cook and bake, and -of course- read! I’m in the mood for very good, cozy novels to read this holiday season. I’ve come up with a list of books that fit what I’m in the… Continue reading Holiday Reading List
David Copperfield – Reading Update
Since the year is winding down, I decided to check in on how my reading goals for 2008 are going. In this post from January, I came up with five goals for the year. Here’s the list and which ones have been completed: Read at least 71 books (one more than last year seems like… Continue reading David Copperfield – Reading Update
Books for the Holidays
I usually buy a lot of books as gifts during the holidays. This is probably not a surprise to anyone. :) A few days ago I found out that there’s a new site devoted to encouraging books as gifts this holiday season. It’s called Buy Books for the Holidays. They have a lot of shopping… Continue reading Books for the Holidays