Checking in Mid-Year

Checking in Mid-Year

It’s mid-July, which means we’re also more than halfway through 2015. I thought I’d use this week’s post to look back at my 2015 kickoff posts to see what plans I had in January and where I am in relation to them. Are they still plans I want to...
A Parisian Bookstore Review: Shakespeare & Co.

A Parisian Bookstore Review: Shakespeare & Co.

Last month, I traveled to France with my husband for 11 glorious days. We brought back a lot of memories, over 2600 photos, and not a lot of souvenirs. In fact, as of our final night, we hadn’t bought much at all. And then, my husband chose dinner (at a lovely...
June Book Wrap-Up

June Book Wrap-Up

Remember my May wrap-up when I was upset about reading only 5 books? Oh, the good old days… Then came June, when I read even less, sorta, though please see the end note for reading not counted here. Also, I spent 11 days in France so that accounts for a lot of...
June Book Wrap-Up

May Book Wrap-Up

Not my best reading month in terms of quality OR quantity. Here we go: The Fortune Hunter – Daisy Goodwin – 3* – (May 11): Interesting depictions of society and lifestyle during the late 1800s weren’t enough to overcome unlikeable characters in...
The Age of Adaline – Novelization please?

The Age of Adaline – Novelization please?

“Before I Sleep” “The Haunting of Hill House” “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” “A Long Way Down” “The Westing Game” Just a few titles I would add to a list of books poorly translated into films....
Online Course Review – How to Write a Great Novel

Online Course Review – How to Write a Great Novel

Most of the Groupons that come through my inbox are for food I don’t need to eat or for services I didn’t know I needed. So I was surprised when I saw a novel writing class offered (at a hefty 94% discount, no less!) and decided for the price, I’d...