Bookends: October 2015
Last night, I strapped glow sticks to my wrists and took my kids around the neighborhood begging for candy. Now we have enough sweets to carry us to Easter … Continue reading Bookends: October 2015
Last night, I strapped glow sticks to my wrists and took my kids around the neighborhood begging for candy. Now we have enough sweets to carry us to Easter … Continue reading Bookends: October 2015
Some Luck by Jane Smiley My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the October selection for the Sisters Book Club (SBC). It’s not too late to join the conversation! … Continue reading Some Luck by Jane Smiley
We’ve had an oddly hot September here in southern New England, which seems to be confusing the trees. The maples in our yard are dropping their leaves without even changing colors. … Continue reading Bookends: September 2015
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert My rating: 4 of 5 stars As a person susceptible to both anxiety and to pessimistic feelings about my species, I … Continue reading The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
As August vacates the premises, and September leaps in to fill the void, I find myself feeling tired. Nothing in particular is tiring me, so I have to assume it’s … Continue reading Bookends: August 2015
Between ordinary busy-ness and re-joining Netflix, not a lot of reading happened this month. Well, that’s not really true. I read for my class, and I read to my … Continue reading Bookends: July 2015
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel My rating: 5 of 5 stars Station Eleven is the July 2015 SBC Selection. Visit our Goodreads Group to join the conversation! I mentioned … Continue reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
As predicted, I didn’t get many books finished this month. I read a lot (a LOT), but it was almost all for class. That kind of reading involves reading from … Continue reading Bookends: June 2015
Well, that’s odd. It’s the first of the month, and I totally forgot about Bookends. I’m betting it’s because I’m totally consumed by this graduate course I’m taking and have put most all … Continue reading Bookends: May 2015
I just sat in a car for 10+ hours as we began the first leg of a road trip. We’ve had an awesome day listening to audio books and satellite radio and … Continue reading Bookends: April 2015
I had this big April Fools plan to intersperse some fake titles and authors in among the titles I actually read in March, but then my son spent last night … Continue reading Bookends: March 2015
With as snowy as February was, you’d think I would have been able to finish more books than I have. But snow means shoveling and getting new tires so that … Continue reading Bookends: February 2015