Mailbox Mondays: October 21, 2013
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued and hosted by Gina of Book Dragon’s Lair this month. Ooh,…
Books
In the scientific world of the day, there was still a strict division between “botany” (the study of plants by men) and “polite botany”…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Signature of all Things
Alice Munro Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
byYes, this blog post is a few days late in coming, but I got quite enthusiastic about this piece of news for two major…
7.6 Romance & Mischief: Love Potion Number 10 Review
byAah, what a lovely long weekend it’s been. It’s been a full weekend, with family visiting from Chennai, lots of shopping, cooking, even a…
8 Spying in High Heels
byMaddie is a children’s shoe designer living a peaceful life in LA. Her job is relaxed, her boyfriend is perfect, and life is just…
Library Loot: October 9 to 15
byLibrary Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages…
Appearances are all-important to Maddie- the heroine of this chick-lit/crime story. My ash blond hair was still tucked into a flattering half twist, a…
- Teaser Tuesdays – Spying in High Heels
7 Delving into the Rich Tapestry of The Tiger’s Wife: A Review
byNatalia Stefavoni is a doctor working in the Balkans, getting ready to set out for a dangerous humanitarian mission to an orphanage when she…
Here’s another teaser from The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht. I’ve been going a bit slow with this book, been a bit distracted with…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Tiger’s Wife
Mailbox Mondays: September 30, 2013
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued and hosted by Bob of Beauty in Ruins this month. I…