I’ve been looking at the list of upcoming movies for 2013, and for a change, there are quite a few I might like to see. I don’t go to movies in the theater very often, but there are some movies that are really worth seeing on the big screen, while… Read more »
artist’s conception of the interior of the BiblioTech Two interesting developments on the library front: In North Carolina State University’s new library, robots bring you the books you want; the stacks are closed to humans. (Flavorwire) And Bexar County, Texas, is about to open BiblioTech, the first all-ebook… Read more »
Categories: nonfiction; memoir; religion Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2012 Book Source: Public library I first came across Dr. Alexander and his near-death experience in an online article (which I can no longer locate), and was instantly intrigued. Years ago, I read Dr. Raymond A. Moody’s Life After Life, which was… Read more »
The Twelve Clues of Christmas Series: Her Royal Spyness #6 on Nov. 6, 2012 Pages: 311 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Heirs and Graces On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping… Read more »
Gone West by Carola Dunn Series: Daisy Dalrymple #20 Published by Minotaur Books on January 17, 2012 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Heirs of the Body, The Corpse at the… January 20, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★½
Jana Reiss’s Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor was a Christmas gift from my parents. As soon as I saw the title, I knew I was going to like this book – and I do. With wry insight and down-to-earth… Read more »
ABE Books has published a lovely and poignant letter written by Harper Lee to Oprah in 2006, in which she talks about the role of books in her childhood. Publishers Weekly reports on the Kobo-indie bookstores program (it’s not having much effect on sales yet.)The Wall Street Journal thinks… Read more »
Hounded Series: Iron Druid #1 on May 3, 2011 Pages: 292 Add to Goodreads Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish… January 10, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★½
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2013 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. NOTE: some of these were included in the goals I posted last week; others are new.1. Read at least 140 books. I’ve signed up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2013. … Read more »
Goodreads, the largest social network for readers, has created an infographic of its statistics for 2012 (below). Gone Girl was apparently the most-reviewed book, while Divergent, Cinder, and The Casual Vacancy were among the top ten books selected by Goodreads book clubs. If you love to read but haven’t tried… Read more »
