On My Bookshelf...

I was really hoping to get a post done that summarized my year in reading. What more fitting day to do that than December 31st! :-) I try no...

I recently went a little crazy and took advantage of Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion and bought several books. I haven't bought any books...

The Morning News has published their lists of books for the Tournament of Books 2008. And here they are: Run by Ann Patchett On Chesil Beac...

While perusing Girl Detective during my morning coffee today, I came across a link to an article from New York Magazine. Sixty-one critic...

Cormac McCarthy's book The Road won! Here's a link to an article on the final judging. Has anyone read this? It seems to be everywh...

The Road by CORMAC McCARTHY v. Absurdistan by GARY SH...

I guess I feel like making lists today. I spent the girls' naptime looking through my last three issues of Bookmarks Magazine and made a...

Since it's almost March Madness, I thought I would check and see if this year's books were listed for the Tournament of Books yet. A...

So I haven't finished any books lately, but I am in the middle of the second Bubbles book, which I am enjoying for its silliness. Bubble...

Okay, we've been a little slow here at the Bookshelf lately. I'm not helping, either, since I've been stuck in a re-reading rut...

Britain's librarians have posted a list of books to read before you die right here. I think I went to a really good high school (go, pub...

I haven't gone through all the years yet, but this site lists the top ten selling books of every year from 1900-1995. Pretty cool. It...

So, the New York Times Book Review decided to name the greatest novel in the past 25 years. Time Magazine has a lovely (and short) article ...

Okay so I got bored with myself and my ToB commentary so I haven't posted in awhile. I also have still been knitting. I didn't like ...

Never Let Me Go has moved on as did Home Land by Sam Lipsyte. The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova have fal...

History of Love won out over The Time In Between. Today's matchup was: VERONICA by MARY GAITSKILL vs. EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CL...

For those of you who are intrigued, the Tournament of Books begins tomorrow. Each day of the week you can go to the website and they will ha...

If you click on the Tournament of Books link in the sidebar, you will see the list of judges and a place to download the tournament bracket....

I thought I would try out the "What should I read next?" website since I'm on vacation and the girls are napping (I'm list...

I finally got all of the books I'm currently reading in one place, so now I can tell everyone what I'm reading. I prefer to read on...