Today, I offer you the list of books that were read for the New York Challenge. If you’re looking for a book set in New York, check out these reviews: Amanda – Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist Kathy – Harriet … Continue reading
Okay, so I totally stole that title from Care, who was one of the few brave bloggers to complete the April mini-challenge, in which I asked people to write a poem about New York. Despite the fact that it was … Continue reading
Yesterday I highlighted the submissions for the February mini-challenge, to give you all a glimpse into things to do and see in NY. Today, I’m going to focus on the posts written for the March mini-challenge, which were about women … Continue reading
Back when I first conceived the idea of the New York Challenge, I thought that the mini-challenges and the reviews would give me some fodder for blog posts while I was in New York. And I was right (for … Continue reading
I’ve been remiss in announcing the winner of the April mini-challenge. There were very few souls brave enough to write a poem for this mini-challenge, but I did get a couple of entries. And the winner is… Jenna P. aka … Continue reading
Apples are red Curse words are blue I just wrote a poem about New York Now…how about you? Dude, I never claimed to be a poet. And you don’t have to be either to participate in the April mini-challenge! This is … Continue reading
Did you know that March is National Women’s History Month? So for the March mini-challenge (part of my larger NY Challenge, if you need some back story), we’re going to focus on women, New York, and history. All you have … Continue reading
Random.org has spoken: Here are your random numbers: 4 Timestamp: 2010-03-01 15:28:22 UTC That means the fabulous Heather from Age 30+…A Lifetime of Books is the winner from the February mini-challenge. There were some fantastic lists, so make sure you … Continue reading
Have you seen my New York Challenge yet? It’s very simple…read one book set in New York between now and May 15th. You can also participate in the mini-challenges I’ll be posting at the beginning of each month. The February … Continue reading
Yesterday I announced my first ever reading (and a little bit more) challenge…The New York Challenge. So while you’re considering what book you want to read (come on, you know you wanna), I have the first of the promised mini-challenges … 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
