Weekly Update

Welcome to my weekly update for March 10, 2014! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Nothing. Sunday is my posting night and I got tied up watching the Oscars last week. Read: The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews, read by Kathleen McInerney Currently Reading:  Doc by Mary Doria Russell 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: It's time for a new audio book. I don't think I'll get to anything else new this week. What are you reading this week?

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I just returned from visiting my in-laws in South Florida so I didn't post anything last week. It was nice to feel the sunshine though! Here's what's happened over the past two weeks. Posted: Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson--4 Stars Review: The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland--4 Stars Review: Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges--2 Stars Review: Found: The Missing: Book One by Margaret Peterson Haddix--4 Stars Read: A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho, translated by Clifford E. Landers Currently Reading: Doc by Mary Doria Russell The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews, read by Kathleen McInerney Up Next: I might actually finish How to Read Literature... so I think I'll read I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb 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.

Welcome to my weekly update for February 10, 2014! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Is anybody else buried in Olympics coverage? I don't think my tv has been off since Thursday evening unless we were sleeping or not home. This may wreak havoc on my reading week! Wiley Cash: Meeting the [...]

Welcome to my weekly update for February 3, 2014! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Review: This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash--4 [...]

It's Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: City of Thieves by David Benioff, read by Ron Perlman Read: City of Thieves by David Benioff, read by Ron Perlman The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Currently Reading: A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster Up Next: I'm not making any real progress on anything. I do need to choose a new book to read on my nook though. I usually need something pretty fast-paced to keep me moving while I read on it at the gym. We'll see what I choose. 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: Review: Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas--4 Stars Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman--4 Stars Review: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, read by Ari Fliakos--4 Stars Review: Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom--4 Stars My sign-up post for the Off the Shelf Challenge 2014, hosted at Bookish Ardour Read: This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash--4 Stars Currently Reading: A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin--I decided I've put this one off long enough How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster City of Thieves by David Benioff, read by Ron Perlman The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson--My nook book at the gym Up Next: Probably the only new book for several weeks will be an audio book. Any suggestions? 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. It was another slow week around here. I only posted about challenges again. Posted: Books in Translation Challenge sign-up post--It's hosted here! I hope you'll join me! My sign-up post for the Immigrant Stories Challenge hosted at Books in the City I posted about these last week but I'll mention them again: I'm also hosting the Nonfiction Reading Challenge and the Southern Literature Reading Challenge. I hope you'll check them out while you're here! Read: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Currently Reading: This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash City of Thieves by David Benioff, read by Ron Perlman The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson--My nook book at the gym Up Next: Right now I'm feeling like a big epic fantasy but we'll see what I have the nerve to tackle once I finish the Wiley Cash. 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. It's somehow been a very busy week, with too much to do and not enough time to do it all. I didn't get much reading done and all my posts were about challenges. Posted: Nonfiction Reading Challenge sign-up page, hosted here! I hope you'll join me! My Top Ten Books Read in 2013 I joined the following challenges: European Reading Challenge Audio Book Challenge Banned Books Challenge Read: The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland (Book club pick) NPR Favorite Driveway Moments: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go Currently Reading: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson--My nook book at the gym. Up Next: I definitely need to download a new audio book but I haven't had time to see what's available at the library yet. Any suggestions? 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. As always, it's been a few weeks since I last posted, so here are just some highlights. Posted:Sign up post for the Southern Literature Challenge hosted by yours truly! I hope you'll join me! My sign-up post for The Eclectic Reader Challenge hosted by Book'd Out. This is always a great challenge! Review: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak--4 Stars Review: Naked in Death by J. D. Robb, read by Susan Ericksen--4 Stars Review: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai, translated by Ina Rilke, read by B. D. Wong--4 Stars Review: The Child Thief by Brom--4 Stars Read:Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, read by Ari Fliakos Currently Reading:The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland (Book club pick) NPR Favorite Driveway Moments: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Up Next:I'm hoping to get to a new audiobook in a day or two. NPR Favorite Driveway Moments is a super-short last-ditch effort to complete my own nonfiction reading challenge before the end of the year! I don't have anything in mind though. What are you reading this week? Do you have any reading challenges I should check out? 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.