CarrieK | March 4, 2010
Do you read in bed at night before you go to sleep? I do – and I have a certain routine to what I read each night before my eyes get too heavy to keep them open. For the past three years, I have read one of the Intellectual Devotional series by David S. Kidder [...]
CarrieK | February 27, 2010
Author news and links:
~ Nick Hornby is going to start writing his column in The Believer again – the essays from this column are what make up The Polysyllabic Spree, Housekeeping vs. the Dirt, and Shakespeare Wrote for Money. When I read this post in my reader, it made my day – I’m going [...]
CarrieK | February 20, 2010
Author news and links:
~ Lenore at Presenting Lenore has an interview with Jasper Fforde, author of Shades of Grey.
~ Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit has an interview with Frank Delaney, author of Ireland and Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show.
~ Candace at Beth Fish Reads has a guest post from Johanna Moran, author of The Wives [...]
CarrieK | November 28, 2009
Author links:
~ Natasha at Maw Books has a guest post by Bonny Becker, author of several children’s picture books.
~ Nick Hornby on literary fiction.
~ Kathy at Bermudaonion has an interview with Ann Pearlman, author of The Christmas Cookie Club.
Discussion starters:
~ My Friend Amy: It Isn’t What You Read – It’s How You Read.
~ Both Eyes [...]
CarrieK | November 12, 2009
Normally, I follow the reading rule I found in Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust. To paraphrase: I give a book 50 pages. If I’m not liking it at that point, I set it aside. When I pass the age of 50, I will use part two of the rule, which is to give the book the [...]
CarrieK | November 7, 2009
Today is my birthday, and I’m looking forward to celebrating with my family tonight! And I plan to ignore the fact that I’m getting very close to 40.
Discussion starters:
~ Book Chick City talks about some of the recent backlash about bloggers and ARCs: Freeloaders? I Don’t Think So!
~ Natasha at Maw Books Blog asks questions [...]
CarrieK | October 24, 2009
Tonight’s the night! I’m starting my read-a-thon early – sometime this evening – because all four kids have been invited to sleepovers and I will be kid-less. My husband is happy to have a guilt-free evening of playing Call of Duty with his online friends, so I will have lots of alone time to read, [...]
CarrieK | October 15, 2009
I am so excited to be participating in Dewey’s Read-a-thon for the first time. The read-a-thon takes place on October 24th and 25th, with the official starting time being 5 a.m. PST. I am in the Pacific Time Zone, but since my kids are all going to be on sleepovers on Friday night the 23rd, [...]