Welcome to my weekly update for March 12, 2023! I saw a Facebook post several weeks ago asking for volunteers to be virtual moderators for a kids’ program at the North Carolina Arboretum, which is in my hometown. I’m not working while my husband and I travel with his job but I have a surprisingly Continue Reading…
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten bookish people we’d like to meet this week. I decided to tweak the topic just a bit and write about ten bookish people I’ve met at book signings and festivals. I haven’t been to many book events since the pandemic but before that, I was fortunate to attend quite […]
Welcome to my weekly update for March 5, 2023! Thank you to everyone who took the time to let me know you were having trouble commenting last week. I believe I’ve addressed the issue and you should be able to comment now, including those of you using Firefox. If I’m mistaken and there’s still a Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for February 26, 2023! I’ve had to work on some background security stuff on the blog, so if you have trouble commenting or notice anything amiss, please contact me. I took another long unintentional blogging break but hopefully I can get back into a groove for the next few months. Continue Reading…
My goals for the year were to read 100 books and read less books than I did in 2021 (I have other projects I should be working on instead). I read 109 books in 2022, down from 180 in 2021 so I was successful with both goals! I’ve noted whether links go to my review; if I didn’t write one, the link goes to the Malaprop’s website […]
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share “the most recent additions to my book collection” this week. My list doesn’t have ten books, so I’ll just share what did I receive. I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys (Signed copy!)–All of Ruta Sepetys’s books are fantastic so I really wanted this one, her most recent. Another […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 25, 2022! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! I hope you have some bookish gifts under your tree! I’m going to keep this post fairly short and to the point. Most of you probably have family and friends to visit, new gifts to enjoy, or naps to take. Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for December 18, 2022! Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! First, a social media update. I haven’t been very active on Twitter in years but I do share links to my blog posts there. I tried to ride the current chaos out but I decided I was done this week. Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for December 4, 2022! I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My husband and I were on our own on Thanksgiving day but we flew down to San Diego the following Saturday to spend a long weekend with his cousin. They’ve taken us in and treated us like Continue Reading…
Welcome to the 2023 Southern Literature Reading Challenge! We’ll focus on books and authors from the southeastern region of the United States. Table of Contents: Definition of “The South” Definitions of the South are flexible, so I’ve decided to base my definition on the current makeup of the Southern Legislative Conference: That said, I’m not Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for November 20, 2022! Well hello there! Long time, no see! My last update was on August 28. I wrote in that post that my husband and I were coming out of a quiet few weeks just hanging around Billings, Montana and we had a couple of busy weekends planned. Continue Reading…