Tamora Pierce, 2013 National Book Festival. Photo © K. Pekar Let me tell you, Tamora Pierce is awesome. She writes amazing fantasy with fantastic characters. She’s funny and fierce and she has attitude, and I want to be like her when I grow up. (I’m actually less than a decade… Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to add to the hoard. Description: NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce returns to the magical world of Winding Circle.On their way to the… Read more »
I love it when my favorite authors are publicly recognized for the excellence of their work! Congratulations to Tamora Pierce, who has won YALSA’s 2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award for “her significant and lasting contribution” to YA literature. Ms. Pierce was honored for two of her Tortall series, “The Song… Read more »
Protector of the Small quartet by Tamora Pierce Published by Random House Books for Young Readers Genres: Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Format: Hardcover Source: my personal collection Review My teen and I love Tamora Pierce’s fantasy books for young adults. Pierce has written a number of series set in two… Read more »
A look at my current spinning and knitting projects or “works in progress” — plus a finished skein of yarn and a finished pair of socks.
The work on our bathroom is finally complete. And I’m cataloging my books.
Also, a look back at this week’s reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time. (1) I read more new-to-me books than I used to. Before I became a… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Authors I Would Love Another Book From. In alphabetical order by last name, because I couldn’t possibly rank them: (Note: Title links,… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Bookish News *NOTE: I usually pull together an obituary and provide several links, but I don’t have time this week. Worth Reading/Viewing Free Fiction Online Books,… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Secondary/Minor Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book. Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book I didn’t think this would be a difficult… Read more »
