“Her reputation for reading a great deal hung about her like the cloudy envelope of a goddess in an epic.” – Henry James Have you noticed that we readers get a reputation? It seems to happen particularly among my friends who are light readers. I am always being asked, “Have you read the new” this or that, recently released or reviewed… 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… Read more
“I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.” – Polish author Wis?awa Szymborska I know that I would agree, and so would a lot of my friends! Read more
Even an average guy gets an above-average mark when he’s carrying a book. Now, Bradley Cooper is way above average to start with, but with a book, the literary gals (and some of the guys) are just melting. I love the fact that he’s looking a little scruffy and this is clearly not posed for the cameras. Read more
I was so excited to get a chance to read and review this! I find Neil Gaiman’s work really interesting; even the books I haven’t loved have intrigued me. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is definitely a one-sitting read: once you pick it up, you will be hard-pressed to put it down. Note to authors: please give your characters names!… 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! Jewelry from a Grave is somewhere… Read more
“The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows.” – Stephen King, author of many of the first really long swallows I ever read Now, this is really something — how many of us know people who have mastered the small sips (magazine articles, blogs, emails) but never the long swallows? I know plenty… Read more
Let’s face it: reading makes you sexy. Heaven knows, I think Tom Hardy is smokin’ hot — I just wish that in this pic, he wasn’t actually smoking. I’m a little afraid the book and the cigarette cancel each other out. 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! These week, my Teaser is from… Read more
It’s always nice to come home from a trip and find that books have arrived while I was gone – I only wish my postman wouldn’t try shoving them all in the mailbox! He is responsible for more warped pages and bent corners than I care to think about. This week, both books are a bit of a departure for… Read more