Pages, Stages, and Rages

I've been listening to a lot of books. Right now I'm in the middle of Grant . This book, written by Ron Chernow, the author of Alexa...

Since the beginning of September, something has been happening. It's happened before, since my mom passed, but then it stops. I'm ...

I have been reading a lot lately. I haven't been reading at all lately. I've been listening. I've been listening to audioboo...

And You* When I get angry at Lotus,  or she's done something she knows  she's not supposed to, she will cry.  "I wa...

Since one of my contracts ended I have been making ends meet as a tutor. I love it more than I thought possible. One part of my tutoring...

It's been a bit since I've talked about the Pages part of the blog. I've been rereading a lot. I tend to do that when I'm ...

According to the excellent writer and blogger Traci York  tomorrow is National Book Lovers day. So here are some book related things. T...

This book. This book. It blew me away. I don't like the New Adult romance genre spawned by the 50 Shades trilogy as a general ru...

Work-wise and getting things done - wise, last week pretty much sucked. However, as I plod along trying to take steps forward in my grief ...

I am caucasian--or as my daughter says "peach". I have privilege, and I am very much aware of it. I did not rage like people wi...

I'm listening to The Hunger Games on audiobook. If you've never read them, the action takes place in a futuristic America, called ...

It goes without saying--or at least I should think so--that if my house caught fire that I would grab my husband and daughter and get the he...

Dear Ms. Roberts, This thank-you letter is a year overdue. It's been a rough year, but I thought better late than never. I'm sur...

This weeks books were very good. Both 4 stars, and I couldn't choose between them which to review on my blog. The first is Jodi Pico...

It's Friday and I was looking at the books I plan to read in 2015. Here are five of them.   To make it easier for everyone, I h...

So, I'm recovering from the Blizzard that wasn't. I did it by reading a lovely new book and then by cooking, a lot.  so I thought I ...

One of the side effects of my grief was that I was unable to read. I had already lost my job in publishing, but if I hadn't I don'...

Nothing, and I mean nothing, filled my gut with so much bile and trepidation as hearing that Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon, was coming to Sta...