Sometime during the midst of my pregnancy-related hiatus, I had a small gift conferred on me, via a friend, by the Goddess of Books and Reading. (Is there such a god/goddess? If not, there should be.) There’s a long-established used bookstore in my town called the Bookworm that’s quite popular among the local literati. I […]
Books
Girls in White Dresses
This book was not what I expected. Here’s an excerpt from the book jacket: “Isabella, Mary and Lauren feel like everyone they know is getting married. On Sunday after Sunday, at bridal shower after bridal shower, they coo over toasters, collect ribbons and wrapping paper, eat minuscule sandwiches and doll-sized cakes. They wear pastel dresses […]
Can Rowling Recapture the Magic?
I recently came across this news item in the Huffington Post that stirred intense excitement, mixed with some trepidation, into the cauldron of my heart: New JK Rowling Book Obviously, I’m excited to hear that the author of my favorite book series, a writer I respect intensely, and the lead invitee to my fantasy celebrity […]
Game Change
A few weekends ago, I was in the middle of recovering from a bad virus. I’d been stuck at home, feeling miserable, for several days. I’d watched hours and hours of Gossip Girl on Netflix, and my brain was feeling sluggish and spongey. I couldn’t take another minute in front of the idiot box. That […]
The Boleyn Inheritance
I love historical fiction, but it has been difficult for me to find good writers in that genre. I often find that either the historical details are accurate, but the story is dull or hokey, or that the story is interesting, but poorly rooted in the setting. One author I love is Philippa Gregory. She […]
How To Waste Your Reading Time
I’ve been on vacation from work for the past 9 days, and while those days have been packed with holiday and family celebrations, I’m disappointed in myself for only managing to finish one book (and several magazines). What’s worse, the book wasn’t even a very good one- The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch- […]