Happy Wednesday — it’s time for some new words! You know how this works – share a few words from your current book that you had to look up, then head over to Bermuda Onion’s Weblog to learn some new ones. This week, my words are from an online magazine called Death and Taxes. They put together a list of 18… Read more
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. You know the rules: grab your current read, open to a random page and share a two sentence teaser with us (no spoilers!). Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can add it to our TBR list! This week, my teaser is from Virus… Read more
Here’s what’s coming up on the site this week: Monday: My weekly preview, plus, if I get a chance, a little bit about some of the books that I’ve received lately. Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday and a snippet from my latest book. Wednesday: Wondrous Words Wednesday and this is a real treat! I’ve got a link to some amazing obsolete words… Read more
This sounds like a lovely way to spend an afternoon — or a month, if the weather is good: “Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.” John Keats, English Romantic poet Read more
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
It’s Friday and time to let the writers do the talking! Today, I’ve got a guest post from author Stacey Verdick Case about the thing that inspires her to keep writing. I write, I know several other people who write, and it’s hard work. I have tremendous respect for people who do this for a living, since I know how… Read more
I am admitting defeat. I have tried at least 4 times to get through The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches from the Future of Food by Josh Schonwald. In theory, it’s the sort of book I should love. I am interesting in food and gardening and how the growing population of the planet will be fed over the coming years. I am… Read more
Happy Wednesday — it’s time for some new words! You know how this works – share a few words from your current book that you had to look up, then head over to Bermuda Onion’s Weblog to learn some new ones. This week, my words are from all over! The first one is from an article in The Atlantic about convenience… Read more
Here’s what’s coming up on the site this week: Monday: My weekly preview, plus a few new books that have come in. Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday – a little snippet from whatever I’m reading. Wednesday: I’ve got some new words from my last book and whatever else comes to mind. Thursday: This week, I’ve got at least one and maybe two… Read more
My parents didn’t have quite as many books as the ones below, but we had a lot and I had a library card. There were some books that my parents set aside (“until you’re older”) they were pretty lenient about it — there were plenty of arguments with the librarian at the check-out desk, when they wanted to stifle my… Read more