Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-me Authors of 2015 #TTT
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list ten new-to-me authors whose books I read in 2015. This…
Teaser Tuesdays: Wolf Hall
byI am surprised by how much I am enjoying this book, and actually enjoying reading about Cromwell – one of the most disliked people…
8.3 One by Sarah Crossan – A Powerful Verse Novel
byThis is a lovely story of sixteen-year-old conjoined (Siamese) twins, Grace and Tippi. They have been home-schooled in the past, and at 16, for…
Mailbox Mondays: Thanksgiving Haul
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday. The books I mentioned I was expecting in my last mailbox post finally showed up last week, almost two weeks…
My #NonFictionNovember Reading Pick – Into Thin Air
byOn May 9th 1996, five expeditions launched an assault on the summit of Mount Everest. The conditions seemed perfect. Twenty-four hours later one climber…
WW: Christmas Shopping Ideas
byStumped what to shop for friends or family this Christmas, here’s an infographic that might help you out.
Teaser Tuesdays: Into Thin Air
byMy pick for #NonFictionNovember this year is Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer – a book about the Mt.Everest climbing tragedy that happened in…
Halloween Reading – Drood and The Little Stranger
byThe season has been perfect for ghost stories – the ghostlier the better. Usually October/November is still fairly bright here, but this year a…
The World Unfolds As It Should: Room Review
byRoom, adapted from Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel of the same name, is a remarkable story. Based on the infamous Fritzl case, it’s a work…
Travel Times Three
byIt’s been a hectic traveling month for us, three trips in the space of three weeks, and it almost became four but because of…