News & Notes – 4/13/2010

News & Notes – 4/13/2010

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff   Book News Happy birthday to Beverly Cleary, who turned 103 on April 12! (Upworthy) Booksellers Announce First Annual Romance Bookstore Day to take place on August 17,… Read more »

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The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope

The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope

The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope Published by Houghton Mifflin on 2006 (first published Dec. 1958) Genres: Historical Fiction, YA (Young Adult) Format: Hardcover Source: my personal collection Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first… April 11, 2019 Book Reviews 4 ★★★★½

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Sunday Post – 4/07/2019

Sunday Post – 4/07/2019

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!  My Week It’s been nice to have the week off from indexing to try to get… Read more »

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WIP Wednesday – April 3, 2019

WIP Wednesday – April 3, 2019

WIP Wednesday (for “Work In Progress”) is a meme where we share our current fibery projects. It was started by Nicole @ Book-Wyrm-Knits, who also reviews books at book-wyrm-reads.    Spinning   I finished spinning and plying most of the Malabrigo merino in “Whales’ Road.” I still need to soak it to set the… Read more »

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Start Spinning by Maggie Casey

Start Spinning by Maggie Casey

Start Spinning by Maggie Casey Published by Interweave Press on April 1, 2008 Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction Pages: 120 Format: Paperback Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads For knitters, crocheters, and weavers ready to make their own yarn, this handy guide provides detailed… April 1, 2019 Book Reviews 4 ★★★★★

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Sunday Post – 3/31/2019

Sunday Post – 3/31/2019

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!  My Week I’m back! You may have noticed I didn’t post at all between March 19… Read more »

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