Tag Archives: Reviews

Two New Blogs

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Hello, faithful readers!  I’ll be back to blogging regularly next week, but I wanted to go ahead and let everyone know about my other two blogs that I recently started.  Some of you know that I also write fashion articles … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Solid by Shelley Workinger

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

I’m not a big science fiction fan, so when I received an email from author Shelley Workinger requesting a review for her book, Solid, I had my reservations.  But I decided why not try it.  So I emailed back saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Review: Being Light by Helen Smith

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

I’ve been promising a review on this book since October, and I’ve finally gotten around to finishing it!  I was asked to review this book by the author, Helen Smith, quite a while ago.  Thankfully, Helen was very patient with … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Facebook, Classic Literature, and a Whole Lot of Humor

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

“Elizabeth threw a sheep at Mr. Darcy.”  This is only one of the many hilarious lines from the Sarah Schmelling’s book Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don’t Float:  Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook.     Schmelling has brilliantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On Writing by Stephen King

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

After taking what seems like forever to finish this book, I finally did. No, it didn’t take me three days short of forever to finish it because it was boring, nor did it take me a long time to finish … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wednesday Poetry Café (December 8)

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

Welcome to another Poetry Cafe on Coffee & Literature.  I’m actually writing this from Starbucks, so I guess it is fitting that today is Poetry Cafe day!  Ok, back on topic…This week’s poem comes from Poetry.com.  It is entitled “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monday Musings: NaNoWriMo is Finished & I won!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

I can’t believe it!  I actually was able to write a 50,000 word novel in less than 30 days!  I kicked NaNoWriMo’s butt!  Ok, well not exactly since there were several days I didn’t write anything, but I still persevered … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pride & Prejudice

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Pride & Prejudice is probably one of my favorite books of all time.  I hadn’t read it in a little while, but since I am teaching it to my honors sophomores, I reread it, as I always do with any … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Halloween Review: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for various reasons, so I always try to read a scary, semi-scary, or strange book around that time.  This year my Halloween related read was The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Into Thin Air

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I was intrigued to read the book Into Thin Air after reading an excerpt of it that was in the literature book I used for my sophomores last year and the year before.  Both the students and I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment