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Ringing in the New Year with The Wellingtons 8 Jan 2012 | 04:59 pm
This song is in heavy rotation at our house these days. I first found this band on the music website The Sixty One. The site kind of makes me crazy, but I’m glad I found The Wellingtons. I love listen...
The Winter Sea – Susanna Kearsley 7 Jan 2012 | 12:32 pm
There are some books that just make the rounds at my library. Everyone has been talking about The Winter Sea. Leading up to Christmas, whatever I read put me to sleep instantly, so I didn’t want to st...
A Pair of Graphic Novels 29 Mar 2011 | 01:42 pm
I haven’t read a graphic novel in a while, but I came across reviews for the following two books that made me want to get some graphic novels on my nightstand ASAP. The Dapper Men ~ Jim McCann & Jane...
Anna and the French Kiss ~ Stephanie Perkins 20 Mar 2011 | 11:03 pm
Chelle gave this book to me not long after she read it, with a casual – whenever you get the chance – no pressure.” So, I should have taken note. But, I was busy applying for a new job and then prepar...
Serendipty: HD 19 Jan 2011 | 03:32 pm
This is taken out of context, but while flipping through the poems in HD’s book Hermetic Definition, I came across these lines that sum up how I was feeling today: “Rain falls or snow, I don’t know, ...
The Lady’s Slipper ~ Deborah Swift 16 Jan 2011 | 04:33 pm
The Hook: I saw this on one of the NextReads Historical Fiction newsletters. That’s pretty much a dangerous place for me to be. I loved the beautiful blue dress on the cover and the idea that the book...
The Four Stages of Cruelty ~ Keith Hollihan 13 Jan 2011 | 12:12 pm
I’m not sur e what I was thinking when I set out to read this, but something about one of the reviews caught my attention enough for me to promptly place a hold on it at the library. As a rule, I’ve s...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – Book Edition 12 Dec 2010 | 06:34 am
Now that’s my kind of tree. Of course, I do not have the time nor the patience for something like this. According to the article where I saw this tree, “Librarian Jennean Kabat spent six hours with a ...
Russian Winter ~ Daphne Kalotay 28 Oct 2010 | 04:12 am
The Hook: There were so many reasons I had to have this book: The cover. Of course. It’s gorgeous. I love the deep velvety blue. If I could have hair just like that up in a chignon, I would right thi...
The Book of Fires ~ Jane Borodale 23 Sep 2010 | 04:11 am
As it turns out, I’m not a fan of fireworks. Well, I think they are beautiful and awe-inspiring, it’s just that I don’t care for the noise. Okay, so I do like the little fizzie sounds they make just b...
