National Poetry Month

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

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

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