As 2018 draws to a close, we all look back at the things we did and try to figure out the best and worst of it all. With 155 books read so far this year, I have a lot of titles that I read and loved. Unsurprisingly, most of these books are fantasy or science … Continue reading Top Books of 2018
A Novel Bookstore
Top Five Friday: Top Five Works of World Literature
Though my 2018 Read the World Challenge isn't going so well, I've enjoyed most of the books I've read by authors from outside the US/UK. Discovering how other cultures tell stories and what elements of story they find important has opened my eyes to the varied and wonderful methods of storytelling. So without further ado, … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Top Five Works of World Literature
Sunday Sum-Up
We did some amazing dodging this week. First off were two days of dust storms that prompted the National Weather Service to issue the first dust storm warning since... the Great Depression? No one could remember one of those happening around here since the 1930s. Then we had two days of severe thunderstorms that dropped … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Book Review- A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore by Laurence Cossé, translated from the French by Alison Anderson Fiction 416 pages First published in 2009 From Goodreads: Ivan, a one-time world traveler, and Francesca, a ravishing Italian heiress, are the owners of a bookstore that is anything but ordinary. Rebelling against the business of bestsellers and in search of an … Continue reading Book Review- A Novel Bookstore