First Reading Challenge of the Year – Africa Reading Challenge
byLast year, I narrowed my reading focus on Japan . I enjoyed the books I read a lot, but I am thinking I want…
Literary Fiction
Meme: Six in Six
byI saw this meme over at The Bookworm Chronicles and decided this was the perfect way to showcase the books I read this year…
9 A Tale for the Time Being
byIn Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates’ bullying. But before she ends it all,…
This teaser (from A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki) is an excerpt from a conversation the protagonist Ruth has with her…
- Teaser Tuesdays: A Tale for the Time Being
Interesting Things Going on with A Tale for the Time Being
byI am in the midst of reading A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (part of the Japanese literature and the Man…
I think most bloggers will relate to Nao’s thoughts from A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. It made me sad when…
- Teaser Tuesdays: A Tale for the Time Being
TransAtlantic: A Book Review
byWhile deciding whether to read TransAtlantic by Colum McCann, I read a review that said… What McCann says in a sentence, others can’t say…
Top Ten Tuesdays: Ten Covers I’d Love to Make Over
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten Covers We’d like to Redesign. I’m not…
When I came across this paragraph in TransAtlantic by Colum Mc Cann, I couldn’t help thinking about Piglet and his love for predictable hide…
- Teaser Tuesdays: TransAtlantic
It’s Literary Giveaway Bloghop Time
byAfter a brief hiatus, I am back to participating in the literary giveaway bloghop hosted by Judith from Leeswammes’ Blog. This time I am…