Oh, how I love Wondermark: An Illustrated Jocularity: Click on the link above for a larger version of the comic. Read more
Lisa
Teaser Tuesdays
This week was another difficult pick. I’m currently reading Anything Goes, John Barrowman’s autobiography. (If you aren’t a fan of Dr. Who, Torchwood or Broadway musicals, you might not be familiar with his work. But you don’t have to take my word for it – you can see here and here and here that he’s yummy.) There are so many… Read more
Tuesday Thingers!
From The Boston Bibliophile: For this week’s Tuesday Thingers, I’ve copied the list of the most-challenged books of the 1990s straight from the ALA website. I’ve highlighted the ones I’ve read. Highlight what you’ve read, and italicize what you have in your LT library. 1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite3. I Know Why the… Read more
New Giveaway!
Devourer of Books is having a great giveaway! To celebrate her 100th review, she is giving away grab-bags of books – up to 5 books for the first place winner. Check the rules carefully and throw your hat in the ring. The more entries, the more winners, so tell all your friends! You can enter here. Read more
Review: Nation by Terry Pratchett
“REPLACE THE GOD ANCHORS! WHO IS GUARDING THE NATION! WHERE IS OUR BEER!” These are the sort of gods I can relate to. In Terry Pratchett’s new book, Nation, the gods are angry and churlish. They berate Mau, lone survivor of an enormous tidal wave, for not singing the proper songs, doing the proper chants, or bringing them their daily… Read more
And now, the WINNERS!
First of all, I want to thank everyone who entered. This has been my most successful giveaway ever and it has realy been a lot of fun. I had a grand total of 72 entries – more than enough to give away all 5 books. And I almost pulled off a perfect pick: the first 4 names the Randomizer spat… Read more
I *heart* your blog!
Marie at The Boston Bibliophile was nice enough to let me know that she *hearts* my blog! What a nice thing to say! I’d seen these little logos popping up and I’m tickled to be included. Here are the rules: 1) Add the logo of the award to your blog2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to… Read more
Reading & Romance
I don’t usually get material for this blog from People magazine, but I thought this was really sweet: Robin Thicke keeps the romance alive by reading to his wife. I can’t say that I’m thrilled with some of his selections, but I think the idea of reading to a lover is very romantic. I dated one man who was also… Read more
The Dangers of Being a Critic
This morning, I am ashamed of our big local newspaper. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has decided to remove a reporter, Donald Rosenberg, who has covered the Cleveland Orchestra for more than 28 years. The reason? Mr. Rosenberg is critical of the current maestro, Franz Wesler-Most, and the Plain Dealer caved under the pressure. The editor, Susan Goldberg, says it’s an… Read more
Some other great giveaways!
Hard to admit, but my giveaway isn’t the only game in town. Here are a few that I want to win: BermudaOnion is giving away a copy of Brad Meltzer’s Book of Lies, which looks terrific. I wanna win this one myself! Boston Bibliophile is giving away a copy of Matrimony – everyone is talking about this one. She Is… Read more