So, I’m reading a Micheal Chrichton book. I just quit a book because it wasn’t interesting and I didn’t care what happened. I wanted something interesting but mindless. I wanted to be able to think about other things while I was reading. Know what I mean?
This was on my shelf because a guy friend had [...]
Have you guys seen this blog called thxthxthx?
If not, get over there. So funny.
I was browsing this morning and found this. I know you guys will appreciate it just as much as I did:
Tomorrow is my monthly TBR shelf post and I’m already dreading taking the picture because it annoys me how many books are [...]
The Book: City of Thieves, by David Benioff
The Story: So, this is going to sound wild, but this is the story: a guy goes and visits his Grandpa and starts asking him questions about his experience in WWII. So the Grandpa, Lev, tells him what happened to him.
Which is this: He was living in Leningrad [...]
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Congrats, Meg, you just won a signed copy of Rick Bragg’s book The Prince of Frogtown.
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Thanks to everyone that entered!
Just wanted to remind everyone that today is the last day to sign up to win a signed copy of The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg.
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I’m drawing tonight and announcing the winner tomorrow!
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The Book: Girl Meets God, by Lauren Winner
The Story: Lauren was born into a kind of religiously-confused environment. Her mother was a Southern Baptist and her father was a Reform Jew. They kind of let her do what she wanted, religion-wise and she chose to become an Orthodox Jew.
As she grew up in the synagogue [...]
So, it’s weird. It never crossed my mind to make Isaac’s nursery book themed (it’s robots), or to make his first halloween costume book-related (he was Abe Lincoln) and I always think of it afterwards and kick myself a little.
His first birthday is coming up (!!) and we have a killer party planned. The theme? [...]
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham
Ok, let me just say right off that I kind of love Andrew Jackson. I knew very little about him before starting this book, but as I read it I found myself bringing him up in conversation and going on and on. It’s like a [...]
Thanks for this one, Natalie Dee
I do much better with to-to lists if they are public and you guys will mock me if I do nothing on them, so… here are the things I’m looking to do on my blog in the (hopefully) near future:
-Link on the side to my Twitter feed
-Link on the side to my Bookish Stuff Pintrest [...]