The Sunday Salon – March 14, 2010 (the “I haven’t been reading deliberately” edition)

CarrieK | March 14, 2010

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost done with the first quarter of 2010 already, but it’s true. March will soon be drawing to a close, and I have failed in many of my plans to make 2010 the Year of Reading Deliberately. Just to refresh your (and my) memory, here is what I committed [...]

The Sunday Salon – March 7, 2010 (the “February in review” edition)

CarrieK | March 7, 2010

I didn’t do a February wrap-up for last Sunday’s post because I was hoping to finish two more books that evening, which I did. Here is the final list of books completed in February:
Book started in 2009 but finished in February:
Sailing Alone Around the Room: Poems by Billy Collins
Books started this year and finished in [...]

The Sunday Salon – February 28, 2010 (the “catching up on blog awards” edition)

CarrieK | February 28, 2010

I am really bad about passing on blog awards. I always thank the person who awarded me and save the link, intending to pass it on very soon, and then time slips away…. Anyway, I’m hoping to make up for that by passing on a few at once. As always, these awards come without obligation [...]

The Sunday Salon – February 21, 2010 (the “more reading for the Ireland Challenge” edition)

CarrieK | February 21, 2010

Last week’s Sunday Salon post included a list of recommended books and authors for readers participating in the Ireland Reading Challenge, and I got so many great suggestions in the comments, I thought another post was in order.
~ Sandy recommended Brooklyn by Colm Toibin.
~ Mary recommended McCarthy’s Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland by [...]

The Sunday Salon – February 14, 2010 (the “recommended Ireland Challenge reading” post)

CarrieK | February 14, 2010

For those of you participating in the Ireland Reading Challenge, I wanted to give you a list of recommended books that I can personally say are wonderful reads. Here are some of my all-time favorites:
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Ireland: A Novel by Frank Delaney
Trinity by Leon Uris
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
Here are some [...]

The Sunday Salon – January 31, 2010 (the “January reading wrap-up” edition)

CarrieK | January 31, 2010

Can you believe that January is already over? It seems like it was just Christmas yesterday. Here is my reading progress for 2010 thus far:
Books started in 2009 but finished in 2010:
Now and Then by Jacqueline Sheehan – 3 stars – my review
Things That Make Us [Sic] by Martha Brockenbrough – 4 stars – my [...]

The Sunday Salon – January 24, 2010 (the “I’m adding two more reading challenges” edition)

CarrieK | January 24, 2010

Two new reading challenges were brought to my attention, and I have decided that resistance is futile. I know it may seem like this is just way too many challenges for one person – and they may be – but one of these requires reading poetry, which I’m doing anyway, and the other is too [...]

The Sunday Salon – January 17, 2010 (the “drool-worthy covers from my to-read list” edition)

CarrieK | January 17, 2010

It’s not always easy for me to think of ideas for my Sunday Salon posts, but I’ve recently been enjoying posts by other bloggers that highlight book covers for one reason or another, so thought I’d do one of my own. I have a to-read shelf on GoodReads that currently has 565 titles on it. [...]