My Favorite Favorites of 2013

All month the interwebs have been aflutter with the best books of the year list. PW has one. So does EW. And of course there was #libfaves13 on Twitter. This got me thinking about the books I loved this year. So here goes (in no particular order) 1. Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown because sometimes … Continue reading My Favorite Favorites of 2013

More Wednesday Reads

Guess what? I'm still on vacation (on my way to Slovenia and Germany now) . Lots of train and bus travel = lots of reading (and napping). This is what I'm currently reading/ planning on reading the rest of this week. I'm happy to report that I'm making an actual dent in my TBR pile, … Continue reading More Wednesday Reads

Wednesday Reads

I'm on vacation this week (Croatia if you're curious) and using my downtime to catch up on my reading which has fallen short as I finished up my Lethal edits.   What am I reading, you ask? I should warn you it's eclectic:   1. The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski 2. The Last Summer … Continue reading Wednesday Reads

12/12/12 or My 12 Favorite books of 2012

Today is 12/12/12. It's also the start of 12 days of books on Twitter ( #libfavs2012 #12daysofbooks). It seems like everyone has an end-of-the-year-list (librarians love lists). I'm going to cheat a little and give you the whole damn list at once in the event you still need a holiday or hostess gift or are in desperate need for something … Continue reading 12/12/12 or My 12 Favorite books of 2012

My Writing Life: on Reading a Moveable Feast

Recently The Husband, dogs, and I took a bunch of day trips around the PNW. Normally on these trips we listen to a comedy CD or funny audio book, but somehow we'd exhausted our supply. I had the restored edition of Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast in the car and we wound up listening to it. It was … Continue reading My Writing Life: on Reading a Moveable Feast