Elaine Lui of Lainey Gossip has been figuratively yelling at me since 2013 to read Eleanor & Park. She brings it up regularly when talking about other YA books. It was a book I kept meaning to get around to reading but just never put in the effort of getting my hands on a copy. When I realized it was an option for the So Popular! bingo square, it seemed fated that I would finally read Eleanor & Par,k and complete my second bingo in the process. I could not […]
Better late than never – Cbr10bingo: Cannonball Book Club
A little over a week ago I realized I was two squares short of completing a second bingo column, the book club pick and something from the So Popular! category. My downtown library had both Between the Bridge and the River as well as Eleanor and Park, my first choice on the So Popular list, so off I went. Due to the mixed opinions on Craig Ferguson’s book, I suspected I would not enjoy it as much as Eleanor and Park, so I decided to read it first […]
I was pleasantly surprised to be so absorbed in this book – cbr10bingo Delicious!
A friend game me Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi as a birthday present. She acknowledged that non-fiction isn’t really my thing but she thought I might find it interesting. She hadn’t read the book herself but had heard good things about it. I don’t recall ever having read an autobiography, or biography for that matter. And my friend was completely correct about me not being into non-fiction. This is only my second non-fiction book this year out of my current 47 […]
Ghoulia is a cute story with charming art, perfect gift to give a young reader next Halloween
Several years ago, Neil Gaiman suggested celebrating All Hallow’s Read around Halloween. You celebrate the Halloween season by giving seasonally appropriate books to friends and family. Either directly about the holiday, or perhaps spooky and scary books that fit this time of year’s mood. I’ve done this for the past three years now with my girls. This year was a bit of a challenge for my newly turned seven year old. She loves Halloween but really, really does not like to be scared. She is […]