October 22, 2011 End-Oh I had such good intentions to sleep for a just a few hours and then get up and read some more. So didn’t happen. So I didn’t make my goal, but I did have fun. Which hour was most daunting for you? The last one Could you list a few high-interest [...]
Great Books Week, October 2-8 Wow this is a busy week. First Mystery Series Week, and now Great Books. According to the website, “Great Books Week 2011 is honoring Great Expectations in its 150th anniversary year.” They suggest all kinds of activities surrounding the book, including reading it online, watching the 1946 movie, and participating in [...]
Mystery Series Week, October 2-8 How did I not know about this special week? According to Chase’s Annual Events, “[m]ystery series week is a celebration of continuing characters in mystery fiction.” I have always said I was a mystery junkie. But really, I LOVE mystery series. The best series deliver great characters, settings and an [...]
As mentioned briefly here, I am joining Amber at The Literary Wifein an informal reading challenge of sorts as we read and blog our way through the top 100 children’s books as voted on by readers of Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production. Cleary, Beverly. (1977). Ramona and Her Father. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 978-0688221140 (hc) 978-0380709168 (pbk) I read [...]
Monday Morning, 7:00 a.m.: I finished this year’s 48 Hour Book Challenge at 7:00 a.m. this morning. I’m afraid that I didn’t get as much reading in yesterday as I had hoped, but I did set my alarm an hour earlier to get in one last session of reading in. Even though I was busier [...]
