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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Review: Jesus Land

The Book: Jesus Land, by Julia Scheeres
The Story: I’ve been on quite the little memoir kick, huh?  I guess it’s because it’s easy-access non-fiction and that’s kind of what I’ve been in the mood for.  If you can think of any good ones that I haven’t reviewed, let me know. I’d love to get my [...]

Bookish Thoughts: Indie Bookstores

Before it was cool to shop local, my mom was totally into it.  I grew up in a small town and she was always really big into frequenting the stores even if she could get the item for a little cheaper at a box store.  It just meant something to her and she has really [...]

Review: Baby 411

The Book: Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year, by Denise Fields
The Story: This is an advise book dealing with the first year of being a parent.  There are different sections covered: picking a pediatrician, getting your baby to sleep, formula and breastfeeding, soothing a fussy baby, diagnosing and treating [...]

Bookish News: Two Kisses for Maddy

I’ve been following Matt’s blog for a long time.  If you haven’t read it or heard of him, go get a box of tissues (or three), come back and read it.  All of it. I’m serious.
Several months ago, he and his daughter spent some time in India, where he buckled down and wrote a book [...]

Bookish Thoughts: Book Series

I love a good series.  I love the idea that when this book is over, there’s more story coming.  I love it, love it, love it.
The problem: there’s not that many good, current ones out there!
There are, admittedly, about half a million current YA series.  For some reason, the YA genre lends itself a little [...]

Review: The Girls

The Book: The Girls, by Lori Lansens
The Story: Rose and Ruby are conjoined twins.  They are kind of connected at the side of the head.  Their mom ditched them the second she saw them and they were raised by Lovey, who was a nurse on duty the night they were born, and her husband [...]

Bookish Thoughts: Celebrity Library

In my googling, I’ve been stumbling across more and more celebrity libraries.  While I really don’t have any desire to be rich & famous, being able to have an amazing home library would be a bonus, huh?
Anyway, I think I’m going to start sharing some with you.
I saw this one for the first time last [...]

Flashback Friday: Love You Forever

Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch
My younger brother was born when I was 6.  I was already a little bookworm so from the time he was born, I was reading books to him.  This is one of the books that he had and I remember reading it to him and, even at six, being unable [...]

Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire

The Book: The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson
The Story: This was an ultra-complex storyline if you ask me, so I’m just going to give you the bare-bones rundown.
Mikael is back on the warpath, but this time he’s got other people helping him out.  He and the staff at his magazine are planning [...]

Bookish News: Roald Dahl Month

I know that you guys have heard me wax nostalgic about a couple of Roald Dahl books since I’ve been blogging.  If you’ve read the “about” section of the blog, you may have noticed that my blog’s name comes from a Roald Dahl quote that I love:
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go [...]