I think it's appropriate that it took me a while to write about this book, but, eventually....well, you get it.The title of this book shows up on the very last pages, and it works very well. I like it when book titles show up in the book themselves, … [Read more...]
Book genres: what I love
January 13, 2011 By 20 Comments
This week's blog hop from Crazy-for-Books asks why you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it? You can participate in the blog hop by clicking on the link above or the button at the top of this blog.So, I love literary fiction and … [Read more...]
Book Review: Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
January 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
I like a good social history and I love beer and wine, so Last Call really sounded like a win-win situation for me. This is Daniel Okrent’s history of, well, the rise and fall of Prohibition. Let me confess here that I skimmed much and could not … [Read more...]
Book Review: Russian Winter
January 11, 2011 By 4 Comments
This book was on the list of top ten books for the year at As the Crow Flies, and so I added it to my to-read list. It’s the story of an aging ballerina, a modern languages professor and a woman who works in an auction house all brought together when … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: My favorite alley
January 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The alley between Main St. and Second St. looking eastThis morning, strolling about Madison in the 18 degree cold, I bumped into the owner of our local bookstore, Village Lights, coming out of the back of his building. "So you're an alley walker," … [Read more...]
Who really cares about small towns?
January 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
So years ago, I remember hearing Bill Maher on Real Time go off on the connections between the food industry, the drug industry and the medical establishment. He was arguing that they’re all in cahoots to make people sick and then make money off of … [Read more...]
Books that changed my life: an odd combination
January 7, 2011 By 12 Comments
This week's blog hop from Crazy-for-Books asks the following question: "What book influenced or changed your life? How did it influence/change you?" You can participate in the blog hop by clicking on the button above and going to … [Read more...]
Book Review: Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting
January 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
A lot of things that don't normally make me tear up have been causing some flow lately, so who knows what's happening there, but this book jerked some tears in several places. This is the story of Michael Perry’s first year living on a farm in … [Read more...]
How did you find your way to reading literary fiction and nonfiction?
January 6, 2011 By 10 Comments
This week's blog hop from The Blue Book case is: How did you find your way to reading literary fiction and nonfiction?This is an interesting question, and one I think about a lot, as I would like my stepdaughter to become someone who gets as much … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Zombies at the Jay C Store
January 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
The downtown JayCAmong the many things I like to wax enthusiastic about is my adopted hometown of Madison, Indiana. I wish everyone could live in Madison, though we would obviously have to work on making some room. I grew up in a small town that was … [Read more...]
