Picked up my copy of karenhealey‘s debut YA novel “Guardian Of The Dead” from the PO yesterday (hardback edition from The Book Depository $20). Am halfway through it, and I should be catching up on sleep from the last few weeks, but I don’t think I’ll be doing that till I’ve finished reading it ( Read more... )

[This came through on an email list and I meant to post it ages ago - buuuut, you know.... It’s a bit pricey, $36 US, but looks worth it if the budget allows. According to the info on the website, it looks like it may also be available in other formats as well ( Read more... )

This is the number one of at least two posts today for my first
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For my fellow Harry Potter fanatics ( Read more... )

I’m on a nostalgic kick to track down a lot of the books I read as a kid and there are two that are bugging me. I posted the following info to book-finding communities. As most of my FL are book-lovers as well, I’m wondering if any of you have any ideas ( Read more... )

I just finished reading "The Boy In The Striped Pajamas", by John Boyne. Anyone who has read it will have a fair idea of what I'm feeling right now. If you haven't read it, please do, it is an extraordinarily powerful novel.

Just remembered to post this link:

http://buggydoo.blogspot.com/2006/01/harper-lee.html

It's a wonderful piece of writing about courage, integrity and dignity, and a great homage to my favorite book.

Read it with tissues.

I’m feeling a bit disconnected tonight. I have several emails/comments that I want to reply to - but am feeling too... odd to really manage to write them - but will, eventually (can’t even force myself to write souless work emails...). So I thought, in lieu of connection with other people individually at the moment, and because I do want to ( Read more... )

A thread http://www.livejournal.com/community/feminist/2303506.html?thread=62701074 on a recent post in feminist made me think I should post a list of resources I’ve put together on feminism and women with disabilities. The list is about a year or so ( Read more... )

At this time of the year I’m very much a bah humbug Grinchy type of person - it’s hard having no family (and the worst kind of no family - if that makes sense), and the family togetherness ethos is really rammed down one’s throat at Christmas time. This year has been very rough, with few bright spots - just hard work and weariness and loneliness ( Read more... )