Fall. Fall! It’s here. It’s so exciting! I am staring out the window at a maple tree and can see the first few leaves starting to turn burnt orange. The mornings are covered in dew, the days are filled with sunshine, and the nights are chilly. It is unquestionably the best season of the year:… Continue reading In an autumn state of mind
My favorite quotes about books and reading
“Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is the most comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” – David Quammen “The best moments in reading are when… Continue reading My favorite quotes about books and reading
Fall Book Excitement
A few reasons why fall is the best season ever: College football. Crunchy leaves on the sidewalks. Homemade chili. Sharp, crisp air. Hooded sweatshirts. School supplies. Scary movies. Pumpkin flavored treats. Fall book releases. Here are the ones I can’t wait to read. In a hoodie. Drinking hot coffee. Eating pumpkin pie. Bellman and Black… Continue reading Fall Book Excitement
2 Men, 2 Journeys Across America
Right off the bat I should admit that I didn’t know who Charles Kuralt was when I picked up a copy of Charles Kuralt’s America on the shelves of the Friends Bookstore at Kalamazoo Public Library, while home in Michigan over the Fourth of July. His 37 years on the air with CBS didn’t overlap… Continue reading 2 Men, 2 Journeys Across America
Green-Wood Cemetery
Despite (or maybe because of) living in New York for over 7 years, I have a huge NYC Bucket List. I add to it all the time, and going on adventures to do the things on it helps curb my severe wanderlust. I love this city, and I love that no one can ever see… Continue reading Green-Wood Cemetery
Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Here’s a little Teaser Tuesday, from Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson. I picked this one up because I loved Atkinson’s Life After Life so much, and I’m completely engrossed. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight until I finish the last 100 pages. I’m obsessed with Ruby Lennox’s hilarious… Continue reading Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Audiobook Week!
There’s a lot of fun audiobook discussion happening on Devourer of Books for audiobook week, and since my Mom and I spend a significant amount of time on the phone with each other discussing audiobooks, I figured I should get in on the conversation. Today’s prompt is: “How do you decide what you’ll listen to?… Continue reading Audiobook Week!
Second Tattoo
Austerlitz, by W. G. Sebald
Signs you’re not reading an ordinary book: 1. You read a passage and then immediately go back to the beginning of it and read it again, slower, because it was so hauntingly beautiful that you need to re-experience it. 2. You’re pretty sure, by page 20, that the author is going to become one of… Continue reading Austerlitz, by W. G. Sebald
Slightly Foxed
I’d like to recommend a fantastic literary quarterly to you. It’s called Slightly Foxed. I found it by way of Quarterly.co – I subscribed to Gretchen Rubin as soon as I saw that she was a curator. (Last year I read and loved Gretchen’s book on positive psychology and the importance of the things you do daily, The… Continue reading Slightly Foxed
How to become a Tolkien fan, for the reluctant
1. Steadfastly avoid Middle Earth for 28 years. Middle Earth is not for you. 2. During the latter part of those years, start a book club with your friends and listen to them tell you how great Tolkien is and how you really need to read Lord of the Rings or you can’t really call… Continue reading How to become a Tolkien fan, for the reluctant
Polysyllabic Spree – February 2013
Books Purchased: P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters edited by Sophie Ratcliffe Going all the Way by Dan Wakefield Civilwarland in Bad Decline by George Saunders Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff Londoners by Craig Taylor Chronicles of Old London by Kevin Jackson A Traveler’s Companion to London edited by Thomas Wright Books Read:… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – February 2013