The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Historical Fantasy 384 pages Expected Publication date: September 10, 2019 by Redhook From Goodreads: In the early 1900s, a young woman searches for her place in the world after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. "A gorgeous, aching love letter to … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Author: Kim @ Traveling in Books
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/09/2019
It's been a hot and humid week around here, and it sapped my energy. Work did that, too. Overall, it's been a sleepy kind of week where I didn't get much reading done. Alas. Better luck this week, once the heat breaks! Before the heat arrived, Sunday ended up being a gorgeous day. I drove … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/09/2019
Bookish Headlines #9
It occurred to me the other day that I have built up quite the collection of saved articles. Sounds like it's time for another round of Bookish Headlines! '24 Fantasy Authors On The Books That Made Them Fall In Love With The Genre' by Kristian Wilson, via Bustle I always find it interesting to see … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #9
Book Review: Dreyer’s English
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style By Benjamin Dreyer Nonfiction/Writing 291 pages Published January 29, 2019, by Random House Thanks to his role as copy chief of Random House, one of the largest publishers in the United States, Benjamin Dreyer has learned a thing or two about the English language and … Continue reading Book Review: Dreyer’s English
Photographing Books?
In my years of blogging, I have seen many bloggers (and Instagrammers and BookTubers) mention that they would like to become better photographers. Given my own experience in both photography and writing, it makes sense that I would write a series of how-to posts about the basics of photography. But every time I sit down … Continue reading Photographing Books?
May Summary, June Preview
Like everyone else, I am wondering just how we arrived in June already. Seriously. Where does the time go? Why does it feel like it's passing so quickly? What I Finished Reading in May: City of Illusions (The Hainish Cycle #3) by Ursula K. Le Guin Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson … Continue reading May Summary, June Preview
Goodreads Monday: The Golden Wolf
The Golden Wolf (The Half-Drowned King #3) by Linnea Hartsuyker Historical Fiction 432 pages Expected Publication August 13 2019, by Harper From Goodreads: The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Golden Wolf
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/02/2019
My old DVD player decided to go kaput last week, and while I know that DVDs are so ten years ago, I bought a new one. I use the player primarily for streaming Netflix and YouTube through my television as well as the occasional DVD watching (how else can I watch the extended editions of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/02/2019
Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) by James S.A. Corey Science Fiction 561 pages Published June 2011, by Orbit In the future, humanity has colonized many of the worlds beyond Earth-- Mars, the moon, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the asteroid belt. Of all the colonies, those of the asteroid belt (home of … Continue reading Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Goodreads Monday: Villette
Villette by Charlotte Brontë Fiction/Classics 571 pages first published in 1853 From Goodreads: With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Villette
