Dr. Seuss, I Don’t Like the Way this Looks One Bit
I told you that I’ve been going to the library like crazy, right? Yesterday I went when the kids were at school and I thought I hit the jackpot. Yeah, the word thought in italics is foreshadowing. Ian and Claudia have really been loving “Green Eggs and Ham”, and Ian loves pretending to cook and [...]
Who Buys This Kind of Crap?
I was at Safeway the other day when I saw something that really disturbed me. I was so upset that I took some pictures with my cellphone. Nope. You are seeing it correctly. This is a picture of two NASCAR Harlequin romance novels. (There were others but the pictures came out blurry). This makes me feel [...]
It is as if I were Trying to be Even More Suburban
Don’t tell the Stollerderby people, they think I am a witty hipster urban parent. I am about as Suburban as you can get. I live in the suburbs, I drive a mini-van, I have two kids, I shop at The Gap, I belong to multiple books clubs and spend time thinking about my yard. (Okay, [...]
If I Wanted Your Opinion I Would Ask For It
May I please have your opinions? I have this ongoing list that I keep on my Palm Pilot of all the books I want to read. Right now I have about 80 books on my list (not even including all four of the ones I’m reading right now). Anyway, I am supposed to be reading [...]
The Dreaded Book Meme
I have to admit, I have been waiting for this one. I was finally tagged for the book meme by Nicky at A Skirmish of Wit. 1) One book that changed your life: Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand. I know a lot of people hated this novel, but I read it at exactly the right [...]
Why I Am Tired Today (or what not to do)
Starbucks sounds like a good place to have your book club if only four people are showing up, but if one of them is me and she is too stupid to order something decaffeinated it can end with someone being awake until 1:00 in the morning.
Banned Books Week
Hey Everybody! Don’t forget that it is Banned Books Week. Okay, maybe I just learned this today from the internet, but I keep running across sites that link to it and the more lists I see, the more I realize that most of my favorite novels are on this list. I mean – look at [...]
Meet Amy Güth
I accepted the strangest challenge. I agreed to review Amy Güth. At first I thought I was going to review her book “Three Fallen Women”, but then her PR person told me it was just an interview with a the author. After I told her I’d do this, I started thinking… Have I gone crazy? [...]
Three Birds With One Stone
How often do you get the opportunity to pimp three blog buddies with one link? Go over to The Zero Boss and Blog for Books. This month he is giving away Devra and Aviva’s book. Fine – it was two links, but you can still get all of the pertinent information from the first link.
The Early Birds
Hey, remember how I told you I finally got something for free? It was a book called “The Early Birds” by Jenny Minton. Jenny was an editor in New York and her entire life changed when she went through IVF and had premature twins. Jenny’s twins came much earlier than mine did. Hers were born [...]
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