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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]