Welcome to my weekly update for September 19, 2011! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted This was a busy week around here, thanks to Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Review: The Arrival by Shaun Tan Review: Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Character Connection featuring Li Po from Wild Orchid: […]
Bucino is a dwarf employed by one of the most favored courtesans of Rome, Fiammetta Bianchini. When Rome is sacked by Spaniards and Lutherans in 1527, Bucino and Fiammetta barely escape with their lives and a few jewels they managed to swallow. They are forced to start over again in Fiammetta’s native city of Venice. […]
The world of blogging is continually changing. Share 3 things you are essential tried and true practices for every blogger and 1-3 new trends or tools you’ve adapted recently or would like to in the future. I know I’m probably middle-aged in the span of the average blogger, but I still feel like I’m learning […]
Book bloggers blog because we love reading. Has book blogging changed the way you read? Have you discovered books you never would have apart from book blogging? How has book blogging affected your book acquisition habits? Have you made new connections with other readers because of book blogging? Choose any one of these topics and […]
I surprised myself with my choice this week. I wasn’t crazy about Wild Orchid: A Retelling of “The Ballad of Mulan” by Cameron Dokey. There was nothing wrong with it; it was just a little too faithful to the Disney movie for my taste. But there is one character from the book who jumped out at me as I browsed my shelves on […]
Alice Tanner is helping out on an archaeological dig in the south of France when she finds a cave that obviously has some significance. She finds an altar, a labyrinth, and two skeletons inside. Unbeknownst to her, she has stumbled on a secret that a lot of people have been searching for, most who would […]
Today’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week prompt is “The world of book blogging has grown enormously and sometimes it can be hard to find a place. Share your tips for finding and keeping community in book blogging despite the hectic demands made on your time and the overwhelming number of blogs out there. If you’re struggling […]
A man leaves his wife and daughter behind to go establish a new life for them in another place. He must learn the ways his of strange new home. I’m so glad Aths recommended this book. I would never have found it on my own. Without writing one word, Shaun Tan tells a detailed story […]
Carina at Reading Through Life has a weekly feature called Reading Roots. Here’s how she describes it: Posted weekly on Tuesdays, Reading Roots features a variety of book bloggers talking about their early reading influences and experiences, letting us catch a glimpse of the “roots” that each person has built upon in forming their identity […]
Today kicks off Book Blogger Appreciation Week, a week all about celebrating the wonderful online community we have created! Book bloggers will be posting about daily topics throughout the week. I don’t know how many I’ll get to, but I’ll try my best. Monday’s prompt is: “Today you are encouraged to highlight a couple of […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I was busy last week and didn’t get to post on Monday. So over the past two weeks I’ve Posted: Review of Fool Moon by Jim Butcher Movie review of The Help Character Connection featuring Francesca Giordano from Poison by Sara […]