If you have read any of these blogs (Tracy at Shelf Life, Trish at Hey, Lady, Whatcha Readin’?, Lisa at Books on the Brain, Amy at My Friend Amy, Ti at Book Chatter and other stuff, Natasha at Maw Books … Continue reading
Who By Fire Diana Spechler September 2008 344 pages This is the last time (maybe) I’m going to gloat about being at the Book Group Expo. But before I talk about Who By Fire I need to talk about one … Continue reading
Love and Biology at the Center of the UniverseJennie ShortridgeMay 2008400 pages Tomorrow, as part of TLC Book Tours, I’m a tour stop for Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe. I read Love and Biology a few … Continue reading
The Heretic’s DaughterKathleen KentSeptember 2008352 pages I occasionally hop on my soapbox and rave about historical fiction, because I think it’s the greatest thing for the study of history since DWMs (dead white males) lost their dominion over the subject. … Continue reading
If you read my post about the Book Group Expo, then you know that Trish and I met Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain. In fact, we had dinner with him (and Joshua Henkin), not … Continue reading
Thanks for all of your well wishes. Unfortunately, I’ve still got the head cold from hell…if anyone knows of a doctor who will perform a head and lung transplant, please let me know. However, I have moved past the “kleenex … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
