Category Archives: books

Bookish links for Saturday, January 5, 2013

I’ll start you off with some more “favorite reads of 2012″ posts: Book Addiction: Faves from 2012 – adult fiction Omnivoracious: 2012 Best books of the year – recommendations by authors part two Jenn’s Bookshelves: Best of 2012 Books – … Continue reading

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40!

Today, I turn 40. Now, before you start the consolations, I am actually not bothered by the fact, for some reason. But, I had to do something to mark the occasion, and what better way than to tell you my … Continue reading

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from Making It Up by Penelope Lively

From Making It Up by Penelope Lively: I did not go to any school until I was twelve years old; until then, my home-based education centered entirely upon reading — pretty well anything that came to hand, prose, poetry, good, … Continue reading

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We love our library!

Originally posted on my personal blog on September 10, 2005. Our little rural library district was chosen “Library of the Month” by WebJunction — a national library web site. The article is here. We love our library — and they … Continue reading

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Bookish links for Saturday, October 13, 2012

Today is Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon, so I don’t imagine many people will be reading blogs, but I do have a few links to share. I’m not officially participating in the read-a-thon, but will definitely be spending some time reading today. … Continue reading

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Book memories

This is a post from August of 2005 that I found while reading through my personal blog. I finished reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg to Nan last night. As we giggled our … Continue reading

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Safe vs. good books

While doing some reading of my former personal blog, I came across this wonderful quote from a post on a blog called The Master’s Artist – a blog that, unfortunately, no longer exists. But the quote is still wonderful. The … Continue reading

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BBAW 2012: In which I get evanglistic about one of my favorite books – Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski

Today’s blogging prompt for Book Blogger Appreciation Week is this: One of the best parts about book blogging is the exposure to books and authors you might never have heard of before. Pimp the book you think needs more recognition … Continue reading

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