BiblioAddict The First Step on the Road to Recovery

On rising from the dead for readers imbibing peril:

So, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?  It’s been a little over a month since I last posted and, while I’ve definitely missed my poor, neglected BiblioAddict, the last month has been – and still is – pretty hectic.  In a little over a week, I’ll be [...]

On failed and successful New Year’s Resolutions, hitting 50, a year for young adults, and Austenmania:
I haven’t done Musing Monday in far, far too long.  Or, Short Story Mondays for that matter.  No matter how hard I try, schedules and routine are clearly not my bag.  But this week’s Musing Monday was too good to [...]

On missing out, get-well medicine, and being pleasantly overwhelmed:
Unbelievably, I managed to miss TWO bookish events this weekend.  The first was Book Expo America (BEA) which was in New York city and ends today.  I knew weeks ahead of time that I wouldn’t be able to attend this event.  Work, and the fact that [...]

On tepid feelings, a murder mystery, a graveyard, and families:
I admit, I wasn’t all that impressed with Coraline when I read it.  It was cute and fun in parts, but not nearly as engaging as I’d found most of Neil Gaiman’s short stories.  Besides that, I didn’t find it nearly as dark or as suspensful [...]

On preping for Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon:
Finally a chance to write my Read-a-Thon post!  Today has been a horribly busy day.  Between finishing up work, travelling back to D.C. from New York, cleaning up my messy apartment, shopping for tomorrow’s goodies, and getting my read-a-thon books together, I’ve barely had time to even eat.  In [...]

On tweeting, updates, free books, giveaways, and proof that you should never judge a book by its cover:
I started a Twitter account a few months ago, which lasted no more than a few days.  I was completely lost and I didn’t really get the concept.  I wondered why, exactly, anyone should care when I was cleaning [...]