The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food Judith Jones Another book in the growing list of food memoirs I’ve read. :) I love them. I’ve been interested in this book for a while, and after having my love of Julia Child reignited by the movie Julie & Julia, I put The Tenth Muse: My Life… Continue reading The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones
Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
Gourmet_rhapsody Gourmet Rhapsody is the first novel by the author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery. The english translation was published in the US in August following the success of Hedgehog. Several of my friends thought that Gourmet Rhapsody is a sequel to Hedgehog, but it’s not. It’s also not really a prequel,… Continue reading Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
Garrison Keillor event for "Pilgrims"
Garrison Keillor Last night I saw Garrison Keillor for the fifth time at his book event for Pilgrims at the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble. He’s an incredible speaker and storyteller, and it’s such a privilege to listen to him in person. This was a particularly special night, since it was his first book signing… Continue reading Garrison Keillor event for "Pilgrims"
The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
The Dud Avocado The Dud Avocado was my book club’s September pick, and it’s a book I had been meaning to read for a while. (Let’s face it, many of the books I read are books I’ve been meaning to read for a while. The list is never ending.) Summary from the back of the… Continue reading The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Graceling I’ve heard amazing things about Graceling by Kristin Cashore for over a year and a half, especially from book bloggers lucky enough to get an ARC of this fantastic novel. Seeing it out in paperback on a weekend when I desperately needed a good fantasy novel to escape in gave me reason to try… Continue reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore
BBAW Interview with Savvy Verse & Wit’s Serena
This week is the second annual Book Blogger Appreciation Week, and this year is my first time participating in the Interview Swap! The Interview Swap pairs two book bloggers together so they can interview each other on their blogs, and celebrate Book Blogger Appreciation Week by helping others discover and share new book blogs. I… Continue reading BBAW Interview with Savvy Verse & Wit’s Serena
Polysyllabic Spree – August 2009
Books Purchased – August 2009 Books Purchased: Love Begins in Winter by Simon Van Booy When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell A Room With a View by E. M. Forster Margherita Dolce Vita by Stefano Benni The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Secret Lives of People in… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – August 2009
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Odd and the Frost Giants I had a internal debate about this book a few months ago. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to read it digitally or not. I ended up deciding to just go for it, and read the advance reading copy on my computer. I didn’t enjoy the experience of reading the… Continue reading Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
George, Being George edited by Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr.
George, Being George: George Plimpton’s Life as Told, Admired, Deplored, and Envied by 200 Friends, George Plimpton is one of my many literary heroes, and I admire his personality very much. I wish I could have met him before he died. I am thrilled that there’s an oral biography about his life (it came out… Continue reading George, Being George edited by Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr.
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler I’m a bit behind on book reviews, so I’m just going to jump right in and start posting about some of the books I’ve read recently. We might as well start off with If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino, because I’ve never read anything… Continue reading If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
What my money will be spent on this fall:
Scribblenauts for DS (Sept 15) Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (Sept 22) I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers (Sept 29) Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Sept 29) Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (Sept 29) Good Eats: The Early Years by Alton Brown (Oct 1) The Mysterious Benedict Society… Continue reading What my money will be spent on this fall:
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
When-you-reach-me I was *really* trying to be good and wait for this book to become available at the library. But then I read about 18 amazing reviews and, when I saw it again at Strand, it was just sitting there waiting for me to buy it and read it. So I did. And my instincts… Continue reading When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead