While talking to a fellow reader today, I mentioned my Goodreads summer reading list. I expected her response to be something like, “Which books are on the list?” Instead, she said, “What IS Goodreads?” I was flabbergasted. To me, that’s like asking, “What is Amazon?” or “What is Twitter?” But it made me realize that some of […]
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My Reason For Not Being Organized
I think most people who know or have worked with me in the past would consider me to be an organized person. I always meet my deadlines, I have a filing system, and everything on my desk sits at right angles. Okay, not exactly right angles (I’m hearing Tom Selleck as Monica’s boyfriend on Friends say, “If […]
The Top Shelf
Recently, I’ve found myself in kind of a reading drought, which is not the best situation for someone who’s committed herself to writing a blog about reading. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that really knocked my socks off. I’d even settle for a book that kept me awake past my bedtime. […]