This evening, like many other people, I’ll be watching the Super Bowl, something I look forward to every year. So, today’s Sunday Salon post will be short. Whether you’re watching the game or not, enjoy your Sunday! At a book group meeting a couple of months ago, we had a brief discussion about authors. Without …
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My Week in Books: January 30-February 5
Welcome to my weekly Saturday feature here at Erin Reads, where I highlight new books that have entered my life, what I’ve been reading, and what’s happened on Erin Reads over the past week. New Acquisitions No vlog today–it just didn’t happen this week. It should be back next week. As for acquisitions, my husband …
Reading Buddies Discussion: “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson
Hello reading buddies! I hope you’re all enjoying A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. I’ve been listening to William Roberts read this chronicle of hiking the Appalachian Trail on audio, and so far, so good. Roberts reads at a steady clip with good inflection, and it’s an absorbing book. I’m smack dab in …
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Thoughts on “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi
Three factors combined to make me finally pick up Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, which I’ve owned approximately forever. First, the TBR Dare has me focused on my own shelves. Second, one of my goals for 2011 is to read more memoirs. And third, the World Party Reading Challenge country for January was …
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CRP: “The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge” by Rainer Maria Rilke (Part 2)
The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. Last week, I posted about my potential love for The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by the wonderful Stephen Mitchell, which I was reading …
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