This is a re-post of an entry I originally wrote in 2012.  It's been a couple of years and the topic seemed ripe for revisiting.

Discussion Question: Bookish Websites - Where do you go?As I was looking over my browsing history last night, I couldn’t help but notice how many of the websites I visit on a daily basis are book-related. (Big surprise ( Read more... )

The Best Books of 2013

Rather fitting for the year 2013, several of my favorite books from the past year tended to be darker, featuring witches and werewolves and monsters. This short list highlights some of the new books I most enjoyed reading that were published in the past twelve months.

Written in Red by Anne Bishop

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Did you receive any books for over the holidays this year?This year, I specifically requested "no books" on my Christmas list this year.  Am I crazy?  Possibly.  I certainly have many, many books that I would not have minded discovering under the tree.  But I feel so sorry for my husband, who occasionally walk past my pile of "to be read" books and ( Read more... )

"What's the scariest book you've ever read?"A friend asked me this the other day while we were talking about Halloween preparations ( Read more... )

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, MY FELLOW AMERICANS!If you aren’t American, feel free to celebrate our 4th of July, too. Turn it into a day of drunken revelry, as we’ve done with Cinco de Mayo. It’s cool ( Read more... )

Discussion Question: Do you always finish a book series once you've started it?

I've recently finished A Game of Thrones, the first novel in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice series. A more in-depth review will be coming, but for the sake of discussion I'll admit that I didn't exactly fall in love with the book. It's OK - entertaining ( Read more... )

Happy Valentine's Day!
As I'm thinking about hearts and romance and all that Hallmark stuff, I always think about some of my favorite romantic stories.  Gone with the Wind is the book I always think of when I try to picture an epic, Hollywood-style romance - the characters are simply unforgettable!   The other great classic romance that comes to ( Read more... )

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

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Flavorwire has assembled a fun collection of artwork created by authors for their books.  The artists/writers featured include J. R. R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnegut, William Blake, Evelyn Waugh, and Jack Kerouac.  It's a lot of fun to look around, but I can't shake the feeling that they missed somebody.  I want to say Neil Gaiman, but I can't remember of ( Read more... )