Notes on Books & Life
Sometimes I think the audio version of a book ruins the book for me; other times, it’s the book itself that doesn’t work. In the case of Robert Goolrick’s A Reliable Wife, I think it was both. I am clearly in the minority here — just type “A Reliable Wife” into the Google Book Blog …
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We have officially moved! There is still much unpacking to be done, but the hard part is over. As I was looking around the new apartment at what we’d gotten done so far, I realized that, after I get the furniture in place, I always unpack the same category next. Dishes, so I can cook? …
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, in which bloggers share books they’ve acquired in the mail / at the library / from a bookstore. Happy Banned Books Week! As of yesterday, I have officially moved. The books that came into my home bridge the gap between my old city …
Yesterday I talked a bit about Banned Books Week. Today, as I unpack boxes in my new home, I thought you might like to hear about what I’ve chosen to read for BBW 2010! In the past, the independent bookstore where I worked has featured banned books in some way to celebrate Banned Books Week, …
Today and tomorrow I will be moving and most likely internet-less, so I’ll take these days to post a bit about Banned Book Week, which starts on Saturday, and my plans for it. Banned Books Week has been happening annually since 1982. As the ALA’s website puts it, BBW is all about “celebrating the freedom to …
