Reading Through the Night by Jane Tompkins Memoir 248 pages University of Virginia Press Jane Tompkins was a respected professor of literature and award-winning author until she developed a debilitating chronic illness that sapped her energy, leaving her unable to travel, work, or even-- on her bad days-- write. With little choice but to stay … Continue reading Book Review: Reading Through the Night
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Goodreads Monday: 84, Charing Cross Road
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! 84, Charing Cross Road … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: 84, Charing Cross Road
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
Review- Dear Fahrenheit 451
Dear Fahrenheit 451 Annie Spence Nonfiction 244 pages Published September 26, 2017 From Goodreads: A Gen-X librarian's snarky, laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and break-up notes to the books in her life. Librarians spend their lives weeding--not weeds but books! Books that have reached the end of their shelf life, both literally … Continue reading Review- Dear Fahrenheit 451
Review: The Bookshop on the Corner
The Bookshop on the Corner Jenny Colgan Fiction 326 pages Published September 2016 From Goodreads: Nina Redmond is a literary matchmaker. Pairing a reader with that perfect book is her passion… and also her job. Or at least it was. Until yesterday, she was a librarian in the hectic city. But now the job she … Continue reading Review: The Bookshop on the Corner
Sunday Sum-Up
My apartment is infested with toy mice. I keep buying new toy mice for my cat, and he keeps playing with them for a few minutes before leaving them all over the living room. Cats. What can you do? I suppose I should be grateful that I was home when he decided to play with … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up
At one of our monthly book club meetings, my friend, S, declared that she would love to have Merida's hair. She was, apparently, bored of her perfectly straight, dark hair (hair that I find to be absolutely beautiful and am profoundly envious of). Thanks to my Irish heritage, my hair will, on a good day, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up
Happy Time Change Day! I wish I could say I got an extra hour of sleep, but even without an alarm set I woke up at the same time as usual, time change notwithstanding. Darned east windows, anyway. I went to a friend's going-away party last night. She's getting married next weekend, and then moving … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Goodreads Monday: The Year of Reading Dangerously
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and show it off. It is hosted by Lauren's Page Turners, so don't forget to link back there so we can see what everyone is planning to read! The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (And … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Year of Reading Dangerously
Books for Living
Books for Living, by Will Schwalbe from Goodreads: Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to … Continue reading Books for Living
