I’ll confess this right now: I bought Skippy Dies for the cover. I read the blurbs too, and it sounded like a good book and justified the purchase. But what really sold me on this book, above all the other books I saw while popping in and out of every bookstore I passed in Ireland,… Continue reading Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Polysyllabic Spree – September 2010
Books Purchased: One Day by David Nicholls Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, translated by Lydia Davis The Best American Comics 2010 edited by Neil Gaiman The Best American Non-required Reading 2010 edited by Dave Eggers Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust, translated by Lydia Davis Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – September 2010
Read-a-thon Mid-Event Survey
Well, I’m back from a very distracting 4 hours. I’m pleased to report that Michigan State won the football game, and our team is looking fantastic. Now it’s time to refocus on reading! Looking forward to a cozy evening of read-a-thon-ing into the wee hours of the morning! I have a pumpkin scented candle lit… Continue reading Read-a-thon Mid-Event Survey
Read-a-thon Hour 8 & Mini Challenge
I haven’t been super focused on reading so far – I’ve done a lot of mini-challenges, stopped to make food, and gone to the library. I finished book 2, and need to select a book 3 that will be easy to read during the breaks in the Michigan State vs. Michigan game. (Go STATE!) For… Continue reading Read-a-thon Hour 8 & Mini Challenge
Mini-Challenge: Show Me the Books
Hour 5’s mini-challenge – Show Me the Books – is hosted by Crystal at My Reading Room! She’s asked us to post a photo of books – any books. I decided to post a photo of the new books I’ve recently acquired that I can’t wait to read, but that are too long for the… Continue reading Mini-Challenge: Show Me the Books
Mini-Challenge – Indie Pride
Hour 4’s mini-challenge is hosted by Melissa at {Indie}pendent Books! Melissa asked us to celebrate books by Independent Publishers by posting a photo of an Indie book. My favorite Indie Publisher is Europa Editions: Europa Editions is a New York-based publisher of literary fiction, high-end mystery and noir, children’s illustrated fiction, narrative non-fiction, and memoir.… Continue reading Mini-Challenge – Indie Pride
Read-a-thon Hour 3
Hour 3! I finished Great House in Hour 2 (with only 2 minutes to spare). I just made myself some instant mashed potatoes and am ready to start my next book: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris. During the time I’m not reading (like while I’m making potatoes), I’m listening to Harry Potter and the… Continue reading Read-a-thon Hour 3
Read-a-thon Hour 2
I’m settled into a reading spot, have my mug of coffee, and am determined to finish Great House during hour 2, and start a new book! Title of book(s) read since last update: 0 Number of books read since you started: 0 Pages read since last update: 12 – I’ve been distracted by other blogs… Continue reading Read-a-thon Hour 2
Read-a-thon Hour 1!
I’m so excited to start my second read-a-thon! I have a stack of 10 books by my desk that I’ll be choosing from today: Great House by Nicole Krauss (finishing this one – less than 50 pages left) Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros Maus by Art Spiegelman Proust’s Overcoat by Lorenza Foschini Squirrel Seeks… Continue reading Read-a-thon Hour 1!
At Home by Bill Bryson
I think it says a lot about how good At Home by Bill Bryson is that I was in the middle of it on Tuesday, August 24, when Mockingjay was released, and I didn’t want to put it down to start the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy. (I eventually did, because I wanted… Continue reading At Home by Bill Bryson
Happy Birthday, Ding Dong
My little brother Benny (AKA Ding Dong) turns 10 today. Happy Birthday to the best and goofiest little brother in the world!
Teaser Tuesday
Three years have passed since he could accurately describe himself as a visitor to the staffroom, but the surreality of being here, amidst these figures of terror or hilarity from his youth – these imagos, these caricatures, now ambling around him, saying good morning, making tea, acting as if they were normal people – still… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday