Ride the Book Trail

R E A D "more than human" by theodore sturgeon for a discussion beginning 31 march 2010 with guest host kate

"after leaving mr. mackensie" by jean rhys for a discussion beginning 31 may 2010 with guest host deja

"when you reach me" by rebecca stead for a discussion beginning 31 july 2010 with guest host KT

"olive kitteridge: a novel in stories" by elizabeth strout for a discussion beginning 30 sept. 2010 with guest host elise

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little hal has a new favorite book: green eggs and ham.

for the past few days, i have read green eggs and ham about six times a day, on average.

he won’t let me skip any words either. (uncanny how the little tyke is already onto that game.)

after repeating i will not, will not with a goat [...]

books, books

i know you’ve been on the edge of your seat. “what is she reading?” you’re wondering. it’s been months, hasn’t it?, since i gave you the big book update. well, take a breath, here we go.

i finished sarah willis’s newest novel, the sound of us. verdict: utterly disappointing. everything charming and delightful about her first [...]

9 days to Christmas

loganberry books is tucked up off the street on the edge of cleveland’s trendy shaker square. i discovered it quite by accident.

i was trying my best to rustle up a copy of the elusive and long out-of-printĀ children’s book pudding is nice when i cyber-stumbled on a used book store that will track down vintage, out-of-print [...]

give thanks!

thanksgiving day! what a month of delicious reads.

and i haven’t even scratched the surface of my violent and crazy love of books. if you asked, i wouldn’t admit to a favorite book. i wouldn’t want any of my other books to get jealous: for crime and punishment to crawl off its shelf or for death [...]

the funny little woman

here’s to very small women with magic rice paddles!