Monthly Archives: December 2007

Wishing you and yours a merry Christmas and happy New Year! Thanks to all of my fellow bloggers and readers — you have enriched my reading life immensely, and for that, I am grateful.

There are some terrific ideas listed in my previous post. (Add yours, if you haven’t already.) My short list is below, books I’d give for the holidays to: Fellow book bloggers (books that aren’t widely known but that I’ve really … Continue reading →

Here are two holiday questions I hope you all will answer: 1. Which book(s) would you give for Christmas/Hanukkah?2. Which book(s) would you most like to receive for Christmas/Hanukkah? Maybe we can get a really nice list together!

What a charming, delightful book. The language is beautiful, as one might expect from Dylan Thomas. Moreover, there is a melancholy sense of nostalgia to it, the feeling you get as an adult remembering your childhood days of innocence and … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting article from Bookforum about the nigh-forgotten genre of pulp. (Plus, you gotta love the illustrations.) For example, did you know pulp fiction was written by men while almost all the classic English crime writers were middle-class women? … Continue reading →

Oh, I haven’t posted much about books because I’m reading like a veritable demon! So, I thought I’d do a post about what I’m reading… Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo. At the halfway mark. I loved it until Hugo … Continue reading →

I was tagged by Hallie over at Belles and Whistles, so here we go… 5 things I was doing 10 years ago1. Working in another division of the company I now am at today!2. Probably dealing with my winter blues3. … Continue reading →

Have you all been following Maud Netwon’s posts of Recipes from Writers? It’s great. Here’s one that especially caught my eye. It was one of the most enjoyable things about my Morocco visit. Laila LaLami’s Moroccan Mint Tea: Boil water … Continue reading →

The illustrious Bloglily asked fellow writers (including me, and boy do I feel like a sham) how they go about planning their novels. Naturally, she and a few other authors have posted some nifty replies. I’m still planning mine… See, … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season to explore holiday-related literature! I invite you to join me in reading and/or listening to Dylan Thomas’ “A Christmas in Wales.” Just the thing to curl up with in front of a crackling hearth, with a cup … Continue reading →