Weekly Update

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted:Review: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka, read by Samantha Quan and Carrington MacDuffie--3 Stars Review: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson--4 Stars Review: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik--4 Stars Welcom to Banned Books Week 2014 Read:Blubber by Judy Blume Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Currently Reading:The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Innocent by David Baldacci, read by Ron McLarty with Orlagh Cassidy Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau Up Next:Hopefully I'll finish The Awakening in time to post a review for Banned Books Week this week. If I do, I'll pick up Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees again. It got put on hold so I could read enough banned books to get me through this week. What are you reading? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech--2 Stars Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson--4 Stars Review: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg--4 Stars Review: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik--4 Stars Read: The Witches by Roald Dahl The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka, read by Samantha Quan and Carrington MacDuffie Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz Lonely Planet: Hawaii--OK, I didn't technically finish this but I did finish all the parts that applied to my trip. I'm counting it. Currently Reading: Blubber by Judy Blume Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau Up Next: I wrote last week that I was going to focus primarily on my Hawaii book so I could get some planning done. That happened but in a more roundabout way than I expected. On Monday, I remembered that Banned Books Week is coming up soon so I ran out to the library and grabbed a stack of shorter (primarily children's) books and got started on my reading. I'll continue with that stack this week. I also need to look for another audiobook but I don't know when I'll get around to that. I have a lot on my plate at the moment. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I'm still here! It's been a ridiculously busy summer so I just haven't had time to blog. I have done a lot of reading though. Here's a little bit of what's been going on. Posted: Review: Testimony: The Legacy of Schindler's List and the USC Shoah Foundation--3.5 Stars Review: Jane by April Lindner--3 Stars Read: Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmbert Life After Life by Kate Atkinson In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L. A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Currently Reading: Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan Walden; of, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau Lonely Planet: Hawaii Up Next: Honestly, it's getting down to vacation crunch time and I haven't read as much of my guidebook as I'd like. I love guidebooks. I'm shifting my focus to that primarily, so I think it will be a while before I pick up anything new. Well, I am listening to audiobooks, so I might actually choose a new one soon. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Nothing. Again. Read: The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant Testimony: The Legacy of Schindler's List and the USC Shoah Foundation Jane by April Lindner 3:00 AM by Nick Pirog Currently Reading: High Five by Janet Evanovich One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson, read by the author Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer Up Next: I just started most of these so I don't expect to get to any new books soon. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

Welcome to my weekly update for June 2, 2014! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I got behind in a busy May! I haven't posted one of these since May 4. That's a month ago! Where does [...]

Welcome to my weekly update for May 5, 2014. It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Over the past *ahem* three weeks (hanging my head in shame), I've posted [...]

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb--4 Stars Movie Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier--4 Stars Winner of Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas Read: The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride Currently Reading: The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Up Next: I just downloaded A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (read by Jayne Entwistle), so I'll start listening to that on the drive to work in the morning. I want to re-read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry before my book club meeting at the end of the month, so hopefully I'll get to that this week as well. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Giveaway: Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas. Enter by midnight Monday night! Posted: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin, read by Mark Bramhall--3 Stars Movie Review: Noah--2 Stars Review: Sovereign by C. J. Sansom--3 Stars Winner of my giveaway of my ARC of The Fountain of St. James Court; or, Portrait of the Author as an Old Woman by Sena Jeter Naslund Read: Nothing finished this week. Currently Reading: The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Cold Granite by Stuart McBride Up Next: I should finish The Lady in the Tower in a couple of days. I'll start reading The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi after that. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Giveaway: The Fountain of St. James Court: or, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman by Sena Jeter Naslund Review: Vintage by Susan Gloss--3 Stars Review: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple--4 Stars Review: The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King--3 Stars Review: The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde--4 Stars Read: The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin, read by Mark Bramhall I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb Currently Reading: The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Cold Granite by Stuart McBride Up Next: I'm making slow progress so I won't finish any of these anytime soon. I do need to download a new audio book as soon as I get this posted. I'm leaning toward some Rick Riordan but we'll see what strikes my fancy once I actually start looking around. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I've gone AWOL again. We had a couple of nice weekends so I was out enjoying the weather. We were getting ready for an outside audit of my department of two at work as well, so I was brain-dead when I got home. That's over now, thank goodness. We think we came through with flying colors. Now to try to get back on track here! Posted: Review: Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews, read by Kathleen McInerney--4 Stars Read: Doc by Mary Doria Russell Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple Currently Reading: The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin, read by Mark Bramhall I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb Cold Granite by Stuart McBride Up Next: I hope to finish one or two books this week. I'm trying to knock out some books my aunt loaned me years ago. You read that right--years. Yikes. I've slowly read and returned most of them but I'm trying to finish up the last ones now. I think I'll read The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy next. What are you reading this week? I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.