At the end of 2017, I realized that I have a serious problem: I own a lot of unread books. Usually I kick off January with some sort of TBR challenge, and 2018 is no different. This year, I am joining Roof Beam Reader’s Official 2018 TBR Pile Challenge. The rules are simple enough: in … Continue reading 2018: Facing the TBR
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2017: Looking Forward
Happy New Year! It's hard to believe the holidays are already over, but I don't think many of us are sad to say goodbye to 2016. While 2016 may have not been the best year in more ways than I care to list, as I mentioned in my year-end review post, I had an unusually … Continue reading 2017: Looking Forward
2016: Looking Back
As I mentioned in my Favorite Books of 2016 post, 2016 was a fantastic year in reading for me. Honestly, I can't remember a better year since maybe 2012. The better part of my reading year was filled with four- and five-star books, and not simply because I was being generous. At the same time, … Continue reading 2016: Looking Back
Freestyle Friday
Hey Everybody, welcome to the second edition of Freestyle Friday, where I ramble about things that interested me during the week. Let's get the ball rolling: I am trying, yet again, to get back on a routine running program by following RunKeeper's Sub 65-Minute 10K Program. This program starts slowly and helps to build speed and endurance. … Continue reading Freestyle Friday
Challenged
To start, I had this blog post mostly written and then I did some magic with the keyboard and the first draft disappeared. So it has been that kind of day/week/month/year. I am so ready to see 2012 out (Bye bye now. Please do hit yourself on the ass with the door on your way … Continue reading Challenged
Let the Games Begin…in January, Anyway
To kick off my return to blogging, I decided that joining a challenge or two might be a good idea. Now, if you ever visited me here a few years back, you know that I tend to be a miserable failure when it comes to challenges. This year, I am determined to read more of … Continue reading Let the Games Begin…in January, Anyway
TSS: Fun with TBR Lists
Just a short post today, because I have to get working on my NaNoWriMo project. When I am not thinking about plot and characters or worrying about how I will reach my word-count goal (in a meaningful way), I like to think about my reading plans for next year. I keep a notepad next to … Continue reading TSS: Fun with TBR Lists
TBR: Civil War Reads
Please forgive my silence this past week, but I've been in some sort of posting purgatory. I finally, finally finished Gone with the Wind. The only book that took me longer to read than this one (at least from memory) was Robert Caro's first book about Lyndon Johnson, The Path to Power (which I highly … Continue reading TBR: Civil War Reads
What should I read next?
I have about a novel's-worth of pages (a little less than 300, that is) left to read of Gone with the Wind, but I admit I am already thinking about what to read next. Another blogger following the challenge put it quite well: it's not new to me anymore. I am as tired as Scarlett … Continue reading What should I read next?
TBR List 02.19.09
Time for more items from the TBR list, three fiction picks this week. Feel free to comment if you’ve read one of these and want to recommend it (or dissuade me). And, of course, feel free to add to your own list. I’m here to serve.Dear Everybody, by Michael Kimball. From the author’s site: “Jonathon … Continue reading TBR List 02.19.09
The Evening Reader 