Ten Worlds I Don’t Want to Live in or Characters Whose Lives I Don’t Envy
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten worlds that I’d never want to live…
A Tale for the Time Being
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
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…
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,…
Man Booker 2013 Shortlist Announced
byAnd the books that made it to the shortlist are: We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawayo The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton Harvest –…
The Man Booker Longlist 2013
byThe Man Booker prize longlist for 2013 was announced this week and the books are as usual a surprise for me… Five Star Billionaire…