Happy Monday! The past week passed by in a blur - I'm still very sick and was unable to do much of anything all week, so I apologize f...

Wow, June 1 already?  Summer is almost here (already feels like summer here - hot and humid).  This month went by so quickly, filled with al...

These Monday holidays always feel strange - doesn't really feel like a Monday, does it?  I have spent most of the holiday weekend strugg...

My book group recently read and discussed The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht, the 26-year old first-time novelist who has been making headline...

Huh?  What?  Monday already?  I was just sitting here trying to catch up on my 100 e-mails from the weekend, when I remembered it was Monday...

I kept hearing outstanding reviews of Cutting for Stone , a novel by Abraham Verghese, so I picked it up with a birthday gift card at B...

I heard a wonderful interview today on the NPR show Radio Times with author Diane Ackerman, perhaps best known for her novel, The Zookeeper...

Monday...and another dark, rainy day.  It's supposed to rain all week, with possible thunderstorms and hail today!   I am just hoping li...

Please pardon the very late post today - our life has been a whirlwind of travel lately (and this week will continue in that vein).  After o...

Have you ever found an unusual bookmark in a library book or used book you purchased or borrowed?  It's often a quirky little bit of ser...

April showers brings May flowers, right?  So how come it's still raining?  Ah, well, it is May already, no denying it. I read some ver...

It's Tuesday and that means it's Top Ten Day!  Today's topic, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish , is books that I probably wou...

It's Monday - not only back to the work week for us but back to real-life after our 10-day spring break trip to Oklahoma.  Re-entry is a...

Good morning and happy Monday!  I hope you all had a nice Easter.  Ours was a bit odd - spent in the car mostly - but we arrived in Oklahoma...

My book group met last week to discuss The Forgotten Garden , a novel by Kate Morton.   When I first picked up my copy from the lib...

BookPage posted the just-released trailer for the movie adaptation of The Help .  I can't wait to see it - this August!  It looks so go...

Happy Monday! I have two boys home sick today.  Just a flare-up of their chronic illness, the result of too much fun this weekend.  Jamie ...

  It's Tuesday and that  means it's time for a Top Ten list, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish . Great topic today!   Lots of my f...

Monday already?  Where did the weekend go?  I wasn't quite ready for it to end.  I spent much of the weekend planning our spring break r...

When Michael J. Fox’s voice broadcast out of my iPod saying, “This has been a Hyperion Audio production…,” I called out, “No!   It’s over?” ...