Who was I talking about the Oz books with? Most people I mention the Oz books to only know about the first book, maybe the second one. There are actually… fourteen. I had a set when I was a child (mysteriously disappeared by The StepMonster (TM)) and managed to find …
(From Lorena: this post is written by a friend of mine, who just had her first book published. She did not pay or bribe me to publish her post, I did it because she’s a neat person and my friend. I’m sorry that WordPress is being difficult and not letting …
Oh! I just realized in my updating Goodreads this morning I forgot to review this one. Not relevant to this post, though, which is really more about my confusion with the show. I started this off as an email to Sharon, and decided just to make it a blog post …
2012 Reading Challenge Lorena has completed her goal of reading 35 books in 2012! hide 60 of 35 (171%) view books So, then. This is the second year I’ve done the Goodreads challenge. I used to be suuuuuuuuch a reader when I was a kid/teen. Even in my early …
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My life is a constant state of “I can’t do THIS until I do THAT first.” What I really, really needed was more shelf space in the ceramic studio, because in two years since doing this as a job, THIS VIEW has turned into THIS VIEW. Now it’s the above …
At least. At least 1000 books. I counted one section that had medium-sized books on it (meaning that some books on the case are thinner and some are thicker) and that section had 34 books. There are 30 sections. That’s 1020 books. But, I also put my dad’s ashes on …
Show of hands: who is surprised that I’m not going to be able to fit all the books on the shelf? Tim helped me pull out the rest of the books from the studio last night, and there’s about a full shelf, at least, too much. Even with pulling all …
I went to the library yesterday to get a new card (I had lost my other one mumblemumble years ago). I went to the downtown library, which ::shifty eyes:: was new the last time I had a library card. But I didn’t go there a lot. I love libraries, mind …
Yesterday I had a work flip-out. You all probably are tired of hearing about my constant fight for space (not against Tim, but against myself) — the ceramic studio used to be a book room, and slowly over the last two years I’ve had to double- and triple-stack mass market …
So, I have this printer. I’ve had it two years, we used it at Hanks for four years before that, and Carla had it for at least two before that. Meaning it’s at least eight years old — that’s practically a dot matrix! There are a few things I wish …
Watership Down by Richard Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Technically a re-read, and if you want to get really technical about it, it’s a listen; I bought the audio book to listen to while working. As I said the last time I read this book – maybe three …
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here is what I wonder, sometimes, having grown up around writers. I wonder if the idea is there, but not fully formed, but the writer is getting too much pressure from fans and/or agents and editors. If the idea of …
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Even when you win, you lose. Or, at least that is what President Snow would like to drill into Katniss, who spends a good portion of the book trying to convince him that she and Peeta are indeed a …
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars If I were still a 13-year old girl I probably would have stayed up all night to read this book. As it is, I’m 42… so it took me two nights. Hey, I had to work the next …
Joe Haldeman, reading, answering questions, and autographing books at Wild Iris Books in Gainesville, Florida — one of the only two locally owned bookstores left in the city, and one of nine feminist bookstores left across the country. Yesterday was quite fun; of course I got a bit of work …
Award-winning author (and totally wonderful uncle) Joe Haldeman will be reading and autographing books, including his recent release, Earthbound, this coming Saturday at Wild Iris Books. Wild Iris Books 802 West University Avenue Saturday April 28th 2-4 PM
The Witch of Hebron by James Howard Kunstler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Technically a “listen to” and not a physical read, as I’ve had this on audio in my studio while I work on ceramics. I downloaded this and “World Made by Hand” at the same time, but …
Talking God by Tony Hillerman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Clearly I’m skipping around in this series. But that’s kind of the mark of a good writer, right? One who doesn’t make you feel as if you’ve necessarily missed anything, but also doesn’t do that thing in the first …
The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries: The Blessing Way / Dance Hall of the Dead / Listening Woman (Navajo Mysteries, #1-3) by Tony Hillerman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Technically a re-read, as I first picked them up in my late teens/early twenties on the recommendation of my father. I’m happy …
