New Year’s Reading

Do you have a bookish New Year’s resolution? In the past I’ve tried challenging myself to a couple. One year, I think I wanted to read 100 books in a year, because my boss at the time had once told…

Christmas Wishes

Last year my mother asked me for a list of what I wanted for Christmas that was specifically things my grandmother could buy for me, with the stipulation of “no books.” I didn’t know what to do. No books for…

Elise’s Books of 2012

 I love lists, especially end-of-year lists and end-of-year lists about books are like pure heaven to me. I’m usually terrible about keeping track of what I read throughout the year, but this year happened to be different for two reasons.…

Amy’s Books of 2012

In the spirit of Best of 2012 book lists, I wanted to share the books I’ve read in 2012 and maybe a few thoughts about them along the way. Really, I just like to look back to see what path…

Book Challenge

In my circle of friends there are certain bookish things that we have all bonded over. It seems like every summer one of us reads Battle Royale for the first time. Drood has made the rounds as well (this year…