-Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day - Winifred Watson. Persephone edition ( Read more... )

-At somebody's recommendation (bibliogramma?), I checked out Julie Czerneda's Species Imperative Trilogy. Overall verdict: a good sci-fi read. Enjoyable, though I have no urge to either buy it or read it again ( Read more... )

Still waiting on the results of the interview. The week of limbo is nearly complete. This whole process - from the first phone call 'til now - has put me off my routine. While I dearly hope I get the job, I really just want to get back to my life, whatever that means ( Read more... )

Books that stick with you meme. H/T idairsauthor and mamajoan. Like idairsauthor, I found much of the "stick" factor came from reading at a young age, though I have the luxury of rereading books I love, as opposed to books I need to teach. ( book list & explanation below )

( this and that, including Pink Elephants and job fair woes )

I must be procrastinating, or just spectacularly uninspired by my book collection because I've actually been reading books off my night table.

1) Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen - Old man recounts his days among the circus, including his romance with the lovely Marlena and his befriending of Rosie the Polish elephant. A nice quick read but I ( Read more... )

Stuff *has* been going on, but I'd prefer to talk about books.

Despite my busy days, I have found time at night to read. I've been going near the library recently (for job hunting classes) so it has been easy to get booked. Here are some of my recent reads.
( recent reads: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Always Coming Home, The Wings of Wrath, The War of the Flowers, The Victorian Kitchen, Maisie Dobbs / Birds of a Feather )

Receiving an unexpected gift in the mail. We thought the Barnes & Noble box came from someone in my husband's family but after receiving the requisite number of boxes from them we were curious. Opened it up to find some awesome baby books from a friend for EM Jr, who really enjoyed the first book ("Smile" - Baby faces from around the world). ( Read more... )

The 75 Books Every Woman Should Read ( behind the cut )

Weekend & Miscellany ( Read more... )