CarrieK | April 30, 2009
I saw this meme at Care’s Online Book Club and decided to play along. 8 Things I’m Looking Forward To: 1. Movie night with Michelle tonight – Enchanted April on DVD. 2. My sister Debra and her kids are coming to visit in July. She lives about 8 hours away, and we haven’t seen each [...]
CarrieK | April 29, 2009
Here’s a quick update on my Spring Reading Thing list. For The Audiobook Challenge and The Outlander Challenge: Voyager by Diana Gabaldon – done Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich – done Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon For The Art History Reading Challenge: Leonardo’s Swans by Karen Essex – done For The Essay [...]
CarrieK | April 29, 2009
I’ve completed stories 50 through 58 this week. The first two were in The New Yorker magazine. (Click on the titles below to read them online.) The next seven come from the book Speaking with the Angel, which was put together by Nick Hornby. Hornby’s son is autistic and able to go to a wonderful [...]
CarrieK | April 29, 2009
I am really sorry for all the spam comments today! Either my new blog has been found by the ‘bots, or people think I’m bald, depressed, and have ringworm, and really need their medication. Oh, and any money I don’t spend on meds I should gamble with. Because of the spam swarm, I have activated [...]
CarrieK | April 29, 2009
Title: 100 Cupboards Author: N.D. Wilson Genre: Children’s fantasy Publisher: Random House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars First line: Henry, Kansas, is a hot town. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson is an enthralling children’s fantasy, with a great mixture of humor, adventure, and scary moments. I read this aloud to my four kids (Natalie, [...]
CarrieK | April 28, 2009
Title: The Last Bridge Author: Teri Coyne Genre: Modern lit Publisher: Ballantine Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars First line: Two days after my father had a massive stroke my mother shot herself in the head. The Last Bridge is Teri Coyne’s first novel. I was thrilled to read a novel that grabbed me [...]
CarrieK | April 28, 2009
Title: Three to Get Deadly Author: Janet Evanovich Genre: Mystery Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars First line: It was January in Trenton. Three to Get Deadly is the third book in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie isn’t thrilled with her latest FTA – “failure to appear.” Her cousin Vinny [...]
CarrieK | April 28, 2009
To read other book bloggers’ teasers, or to leave a link to your own, visit Should Be Reading. The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne If there was a body I lived in, I guess it was Diana’s, as hers seemed more resilient, more lovely than mine could ever be, and so in an odd way [...]
