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Literary Giveaway Blog Hop Winner!
Congratulations to roofbeamreader (Adam) who has won my giveaway. He selected A Good American as his book and I have contacted him by e-mail. I’m sorry I couldn’t send books out to everyone who...
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. The crazy train has stopped once again at my office. I have too much work to do...
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Hello again!
So I’ve been off the blogging radar for a while. No, nothing awful happened. If anything, my day job had (has) me so busy to the point of bringing work home almost every weekend and the last thing I...
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Holiday Reading
Tomorrow (Thursday) is a holiday here in the United States (and, side note, it is the anniversary of the day I moved from Canada to the Chicagoland area in 1999). Though one day off is good, I decided...
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Holiday Reading Recap
It has been almost a week since my mini-holiday, and the nice relaxing time I experienced has worn off. Reality is just a pain sometime I feel myself slipping in to my former habit of neglecting my...
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The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
I often mention that I am a regular listener of the Books on the Nightstand podcast, but I must bring it up again for two reasons: that Ann Kingman recommended this book during a recent episode...
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An Open Letter to Rohinton Mistry
Dear Mr. Mistry, I just finished re-reading Such a Long Journey, and once again I am blown away with how you can describe the sights and smells of Bombay – both good and bad – in such a way that I feel...
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. I’m back (again). I don’t know how many more times I need to say that to myself....
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My Bookish September
I know I’m likely in the minority, but September is one of my favorite times of year. I loved the whole back to school season, when I would buy new notebooks and pens, and eagerly anticipate my new...
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A Win-Win-Win!
So regular readers (if you are still around, I know I’ve been very bad!) may remember that I absolutely loved Wiley Cash’s first novel, A Land More Kind than Home, and how I was brought to the novel...
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. So after last Tuesday’s workout session, I didn’t go back to the gym until …....
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. Last week at the gym I registered for a Kettlebell Boot Camp which starts in a...
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The Orphan Master’s Son – Help!
My book club will be meeting on Monday to discuss Adam Johnson’s The Orphan Master’s Son. It was loved by Ann and Michael of Books on the Nightstand, two of my favorite bookish people, and this year...
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Books and Art
Yesterday I went into Chicago and spent a few hours at The Art Institute, enjoying their special exhibition called Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity and visiting my favorite Monet pictures in...
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Book Club Drama
I think I may have to break up with my book club. I have been attending the book group discussion at my nearby independent bookstore for about 4 1/2 years now and for the most part I enjoy it. It is a...
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. Just a quick post to provide proof that my 5k on the elliptical machine a few...
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Macbeth Readalong
I shouldn’t really admit this, but during the work day I will occasionally spend a few moments on Twitter (I’m @bibliosue) to take a break and interact with my bookish friends. One day I was...
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Thoughts on Booktopia Michigan
I am just back from another fantastic Booktopia weekend. I am at a loss for words to describe how it was, so I will have to let some photos do the talking for me. Booktopia was held in Petoskey,...
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Macbeth Readalong – Act 1
Ok, remember that I was only 16 when I first read Macbeth and even though I claim it is my favorite Shakespeare play I honestly don’t think I got much out of it. This realization came to me as I read...
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. So I started the Kettlebell Boot Camp last Tuesday. And I think Saturday I...
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