It's almost the end of 2012 and once again the end of the world came and went. Sorry Mayans! Goodreads tells me that over the year, I have read 72 books. At least, that's as many as I can remember reading. It will be 73 if I finish Tipping the Velvet today which I hope … Continue reading My Top 15 of 2012
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Book reviews and worming my way into summer reading list revisions
OK, so I'm been seriously slacking. No posts in almost three weeks?! Sorry, guys. Sadly, I don't have a good excuse either. The start of football season (which now includes an ignominious Pats loss to the Cardinals by a missed field goal)? The fact that on Sundays I now have to do 7+ mile runs? … Continue reading Book reviews and worming my way into summer reading list revisions
YAs in the news, or Joel Stein is a meanie
Young adult literature - and young adult books, which is what I call the Gossip Girl novels - have been in the news a lot lately. There's the Hunger Games, Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey (I'll explain how this bondage/erotica trilogy is related to YA lit in a minute), and more movie adaptations are being … Continue reading YAs in the news, or Joel Stein is a meanie
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