Bookends: January 2014
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: January 2014
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Sisters Book Club February Selection: The Flamethrowers
Hello, Sisters Book Clubbers! Okay, that doesn’t sound like I intended it to. If I add an apostrophe and make it singular, it actually sounds like a description of my … Continue reading Sisters Book Club February Selection: The Flamethrowers
2013: My Year in Books
Ah, it’s New Year’s Eve, when all the cool kids sit at home putting together the lists of books they read during the previous year! That is what the cool … Continue reading 2013: My Year in Books
Sisters Book Club January Selection: Free Choice!
For January, my sister and I are leaving the book selection up to you! This could be our very clever and well reasoned plan to help liven up the conversation … Continue reading Sisters Book Club January Selection: Free Choice!
Sisters Book Club Mid-Month Check-In: Ulysses
We’re halfway through the month…how is Ulysses going? I started early and am just shy of halfway through. I just finished the infamous Nausicaa chapter, which is much less obscene … Continue reading Sisters Book Club Mid-Month Check-In: Ulysses
What’s Buttermilk For? A Four-Year-Old Weighs In
“Mommy, how do you make buttermilk?” my four-year-old asked at dinner the other night. I don’t have a smartphone, so I had to answer based on what I remembered from … Continue reading What’s Buttermilk For? A Four-Year-Old Weighs In
Reading Serendipity
Here’s why I love reading more than one book at a time: The other night, I read the “Cyclops” chapter of James Joyce’s Ulysses. In it, a group in a … Continue reading Reading Serendipity
Ulysses for Eight-Year-Olds
My daughter read the cover of the book in which I had my nose. “Ulysses. What’s that book about?” This is a question she asks about every book I’m reading. … Continue reading Ulysses for Eight-Year-Olds
Bookends: November 2013
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: November 2013
Sisters Book Club December Selection: Ulysses by James Joyce
“So, I’ve been thinking about the December book selection for Sisters Book Club,” I said to my sister on our weekly phone call. I didn’t lead with that. I started … Continue reading Sisters Book Club December Selection: Ulysses by James Joyce
Classics Spin Results, or My Plans for December
The Classics Club announced the Spin number Monday morning. The lucky number? 10 On my Spin list, that’s The City of God by Augustine of Hippo. My first thought was, … Continue reading Classics Spin Results, or My Plans for December
A Glutton for Punishment: Classics Spin
I’ve not participated in a Classics Club Spin before, but now that The History of England, Volume V is done (DONE!), I’m feeling bold and ready to take on another … Continue reading A Glutton for Punishment: Classics Spin
Imperfect Happiness 