BTT: Winter, The Season of Quiet

On booking through Thursday and winter reading:
Today’s Booking Through Thursday:
The northern hemisphere, at least, is socked in by winter right now… So, on a cold, wintry day, when you want nothing more than to curl up with a good book on the couch … what kind of reading do you want to do?
There’s something about [...]

Why, Hello 2010: A Retrospective

On end of the year best-of lists, a retrospective look at the highlights of 2009, YA books, new discoveries, dark magic, and a whole lot of good reading:
I’m sure you’ve never heard me say this before, but I love end-of-the-year best-of lists.  I love the ones published by newspapers and magazines and especially those published [...]

An Ignominious Return & A Happy Arrival

On incredibly belated posts, traveling for the holidays, apologies, thanks, Secret Santas, and New Year superstitions:
Last week, after I recovered from a terrible showdown with the seasonal flu, I had this nice post all typed out on how I wouldn’t be around for about a week because life was getting in the way.  Obviously, life [...]

R.R.Read-a-thon Update/Wrap-Up

On readathons, sleeping – not reading – the day away, back pain, and a few books:
First off, I hope everyone had a great time participating in Bethany’s Read. Read. Read-a-thon yesterday.  I looks as if a lot of people got a lot of reading done, and those who didn’t at least had fun.  As for [...]