CarrieK | March 6, 2010
Author links:
~ Ladybug at Escape in a Book has an interview with A.S. Peterson, author of The Fiddler’s Gun. I really want to read this book!
Discussion starters:
~ Heidenkind’s Hideaway: Insufficient Reading and Top Signs Your Book is a Classic
~ My Friend Amy: Christian Fiction – What is Going On?
Reviews and blog posts that have me [...]
CarrieK | February 28, 2010
Entertainment Weekly had a short feature in the books section of the latest issue that really got me thinking about first impressions and appearances – where both books and people are concerned. You see, there’s a reason why I don’t have a picture of myself as my avatar/gravatar/profile pic. I know that most of my [...]
CarrieK | December 31, 2009
I always find it interesting to break my reading down by genres – it gives me a good big picture view of what my year of reading was like.
2009 could be summed up as “Outlander series” + “Stephanie Plum” series + YA fiction. Personally, it was a hard year for a lot of different [...]
CarrieK | December 21, 2009
My top 20 books from 2009, part one
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
From my review: “James Dashner has created a unique vision of the future, one that is as terrifying as it is mystifying. This world is full of interesting characters: Thomas, our hero who can’t follow the rules when it means leaving someone to [...]
CarrieK | December 21, 2009
2009 isn’t quite over yet, but I thought it was a good time to look back over the list of books I’ve read this year and choose my favorites. This was originally going to be a top 10 post, but as I looked over my list, I couldn’t narrow it down to less than 20 [...]
CarrieK | December 16, 2009
Look what arrived at our house Friday night?
My new bookcase from CSN Bookcases! Of course, it didn’t look like that – it came in pieces. I spent yesterday afternoon putting it together and then filling it with my lovely books – all the lovely books that have been sitting in stacks on my dresser and [...]
CarrieK | December 1, 2009
(To be sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
…a loaded Barnes & Noble gift card.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
…two hand-stamped bookmarks, and a loaded Barnes & Noble gift card.
On the third day of Christmas, [...]
CarrieK | November 28, 2009
I was recently contacted by a gentleman from CSN Bookcases. He asked if I would like to review one of these on my blog:
Um, yes, please! One can never have too many bookcases, right? My husband is especially excited that I might be able to get some of the stacks of books off the floor [...]