The other day, while reading the NY Times online, I stumbled across this brief, interesting article by Patricia McCormick, a young adult fiction author: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/ The artic...Read More
Vacation week merits a light, fun book to read. I couldn’t have picked a better one than I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella: I’ve always loved Sophie Kinsella’s books. I t...Read More
I love Anita Shreve. She writes the way I want to write: with simple language but poignant description, themes of family and relationships, and a tug-at-your-heartstrings quality. Rescue, the most re...Read More
I’m pretty sure it’s the “English teacher’s daughter” in me, but I love catching errors in books. Not grammatical errors, but plot errors- little things like a mistaken o...Read More
My brain is rotting. Though I have been doing better since I got my energy back, I’ve still needed considerably more resting time lately, and that has led to considerably more TV viewing time. I...Read More
Since this weekend has been all about the hype surrounding The Hunger Games premiere, I thought I’d re-post my original assessment of the series, posted back in September. I still stand by my op...Read More