On My Bookshelf...

The book club pick this month was Tortilla Curtain. I've had this one on my shelf for probably at least three years. My stepmom gave it ...

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

I have been having the hardest time deciding on a new book to read the last few days. Then I was perusing book blogs (my alternative when I ...

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...

We read this book for my book club this month. I would categorize it as fluff. It was mildly entertaining. The book is about an Amazing Race...

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...

I could go on and on about how amazing Kate Atkinson is, but I'll spare you :) She may be my favorite living writer. Her first novel, ...

I read about half of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. I couldn't finish it, at least not right now. Not because...

Holly did a great review on this book earlier, and I finally pulled it out of my to-read pile, dusted it off, and breezed through it. This i...

I haven't posted lately, but I've been reading lots: There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz; The Grizzly Maze by Nick Jans; J...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released July 21. Let the pre-ordering begin!

Since there are other mystery fans around here, I thought I'd mention this book, the fourth in the series. The first is Murderers Prefe...

Holly had recommended Ella Minnow Pea to me, and I loved it, so I was delighted that Mark Dunn had a couple other novels. Welcome to Higby ...

Short review: This book was good! Long review: Vida Winter, an aging author, has a mysterious history. She's given dozens of interviews...

This was my first book club book. I actually finished it before the meeting! :-) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon takes place dur...

I visited Barnes and Noble today and they had a sign to "reserve your copy of the new Harry Potter book today"! This puzzled me. I...

Perhaps this is old news for those of you that actually read the newspaper, watch CNN, or check out news websites. However, since I live in ...

Awhile back I posted a few books from my Bookmarks Magazine that sounded interesting to me. One of them was the Cliff Janeway series by John...

A post from Holly!! My thanks to Allison and Kirsten for keeping this blog going in my non-reading stage. :-) We are moved into our new hous...

I have been reading, just not posting much about it. I've mostly been on a mystery kick: Jane Austen mysteries by Stephanie Barron. Si...