Summer Summary: The Setup

It’s been a while. Yet again. I got on a roll there, for a month or two, and then…nothing. What happened? This did: My husband and I are expecting our first little one next month! Which means the past seven months or so have looked something like this: March-April: Felt SO INCREDIBLY NAUSEOUS that almost literally …

Looking Back: December 2011 (Sunday Salon)

Happy New Year! My big year-end stats post will go up in the next couple of days, but I can’t let December go by without its own quick review post. Here’s what my December looked like: Books Total books read: 4 Total pages read: 1,733 Favorite book: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Least …

Sunday Salon: 2011 Goals In Review

Today begins a three-week series of Sunday Salon posts in which I’ll be reviewing my 2011 reading goals, launching a new project, and finally shifting my reading focus a bit. I’m excited to learn from this past year’s reading experiments and craft some new ones for 2012! As the end of the year approaches, I …

Looking Back: June 2011

Another month has come and gone, and 2011 is half way over! Here’s what my June looked like: Books Total books read: 8 Total pages read: 2,675 Favorite book: This month was a winner. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, and When She Woke by Hillary …