The Bookwyrm’s Hoard is now on Pinterest! I’ll be pinning some of my reviews there, but also pictures, covers, and quotes that relate to books, authors, and various genres, plus photos of terrific libraries and bookshelves. I recently pinned this photo of “Shields of Middle-earth” to my Fantasy board. There… Read more »
I only entered one book challenge last year: the Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge. I set — and met — a goal of reading 140 books during the year, though I met it in part by re-reading some old favorites. My personal, unstated goals were to read more “new” books (not… Read more »
I’ve had a really busy week (with non-blog stuff), so I didn’t have a lot of time to read articles this week. But here are a few that caught my eye: Stefanie Cohen explains “Why Women Writers Still Take Men’s Names” (and occasionally vice versa.) (The New York Times)If you’re… Read more »
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens at midnight tonight in theaters across the U.S. … and we’ve got tickets! I can hardly wait! Our daughter has knit herself “hobbit feet” — slippers that look like hobbit feet, complete with “hair” — for the opening, and is putting together a costume. … Read more »
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Top Ten Favorite New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2012 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I set myself a challenge this year to read more “new” books and authors — not necessarily newly published, but new to me — and I did,… Read more »
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December 10 is a HUGE day for author (and illustrator) birthdays! A very happy birthday to: Emily Dickinson, whose poems continue to inspire and delight. Cornelia Funke, author of the Inkheart trilogy,The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider Rumer Godden. The Doll’s House charmed me as a child; as an adult,… Read more »
Remember Reading Rainbow, the PBS children’s show about books hosted by Geordi LaForge – excuse me, Levar Burton? Here’s a nice remix music video put together by John D. Boswell (aka melodysheep) for PBS Digital Studios, entitled “In Your Imagination.” Enjoy! Author Andrea K Höst shares “A Rough Guide to… Read more »
The New York Times Sunday Book Review has published their list of “Notable Children’s Books of 2012.” Looking through the list, which is broken into YA, MG, and picture books, I find I’ve read (and reviewed) only two of them — though I have put several others on my TBR… Read more »
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Series: Kingkiller Chronicle Published by DAW Books on March 27, 2007 Genres: Fantasy Pages: 662 Format: Audiobook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the… Read more »
