Consorting With Great Books
A few years ago, a favorite professor of mine, Dr. R., suggested that I read Great Books: My Adventures with …
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An Argument With Myself Over E-Readers
A few months ago, my good friend Kelcey posted on Facebook a frantic plea for anybody to loan her a …
Books Waiting on My Nightstand
I have a break from school coming up soon, and while I will probably use some of that time to …
Book Quiz Answers and a Winner!
Today’s post is the answers to the quiz I posted earlier this week. “Call me Ishmael.” Moby Dick by Herman Melville …
Book Quiz: Identify These Famous Lines and Win a Guest Blog Post
Today’s post is a quiz with famous lines (sometimes the very first lines) from books. See how many you can …
A Few Updates and My Favorite Posts
Hi everyone! This is a quick note to make you aware of some additions and updates to my blog. I …
Baby Robins outside My Window
A few weeks ago we noticed a robin in its nest outside our family room window. As we sat on …
The Seven Deadly Spelling Sins
Because I am a writing teacher and a former editor, I am constantly exposed to the most egregious mistakes in …
Let’s Judge Some Books by Their Covers: A Book “Beauty Pageant”
I like beauty pageants. (The feminist inside of me just shrieked. She does every time I admit this.) My involvement …
A Primitive Book List: How I Keep Track of My Reading
So, in the five months I’ve been blogging, I haven’t become a world-renowned, gloriously successful book blogger. I don’t have …
