by admin | Mar 15, 2007 | Need to Read
My week of reading deprivation ended on Sunday and by Saturday I’d started reading a blog or two, but I stayed away from novels, magazines, newspapers, etc. I think on one hand it was a much needed break, but I don’t think it was the BIG ENLIGHTENING...
by admin | Mar 9, 2007 | Need to Read
Today I succumbed to Miss Snark and reading the cover of AAA magazine in the bathroom. I didn’t open the magazine though…
by admin | Mar 8, 2007 | Need to Read
Yesterday’s need_to_read post got posted on my other LJ, need_to_write if anyone cares. http://need-to-write.livejournal.com/
by admin | Mar 4, 2007 | Need to Read
I am a big fat 0 for 3 this week in the reading department. Yep. I started with an American YA…lost my interest long before page 70 when I finally just couldn’t be bothered anymore. Then I picked up a British YA. Blah, blah, blah…not a very likeable...
by admin | Mar 2, 2007 | Need to Read
Well, truth be told, I’ve mostly been writing, so even though I haven’t posted in a while, I don’t have a lot of books to write about.HOPE WAS HERE by Joan Bauer – She’s a great writer. This wasn’t my favorite of the ones I’ve...
by admin | Feb 19, 2007 | Need to Read
Loved it. Loved it. Loved it. That’s all.
by admin | Feb 18, 2007 | Need to Read
Nope! This is not the name of a new book. But if you are environmentally aware/conscious and want to erase some of the effects using energy in the home and driving your car has on the environment, I urge you to go to this website and have a...
by admin | Feb 17, 2007 | Need to Read
This was a fun book. It was a real page turner because you couldn’t really guess what was going to happen next, but not because it was an adventure story or mystery. I think there may be a book before it, but this appears to be the only one printed in the US...
by admin | Feb 11, 2007 | Need to Read
SO SUPER STYLISH is a sequel to SO SUPER STARRY, which I wrote about here roughly a month or two ago. While I liked the first one fine, I thought it was kinda fluffy, chick-litty sort of stuff. Also, the nemisis reminded me a bit too much of the Honey character...
by admin | Feb 10, 2007 | Need to Read
It was a slow week in reading here, but mostly because I was writing. Yay. I did spend some time reading my friends WIP, very funny stuff, but no other comments on my blog!I also read Joan Bauer’s RULES OF THE ROAD yesterday. If you read this blog, you’ll...
by admin | Feb 3, 2007 | Need to Read
Hi, All.Well, so much for my no travel policy this year. Two weeks into the new year I found myself on a trip out west to see my family. All is well out there now and I got some reading in, but that’s why I haven’t updated in a while.Here’s what I...
by admin | Jan 19, 2007 | Need to Read
Quickly:Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck – A great fun read for anyone. My husband enjoyed it a lot too.Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman – An Australian YA. Very poetic and lyrical. A really good read with a lot of great lessons that don’t hit...
by admin | Jan 14, 2007 | Need to Read
Yesterday I sat in the blue chair (Big, Velvet, Luxurious) and read EMILY OF DEEP VALLEY straight through. Of course, any of you who know me already know how I feel about the Betsy-Tacy books. EODV is also by Lovelace and is set in the same town. Emily is a...
by admin | Jan 13, 2007 | Need to Read
So my foray into nonficiton this week was Sarah Ban Breathnach’s recent book Moving On. You may remember her from her bazillion copy seller, Simple Abundance (which changed many, many things in my life for good, by the way). This book was not what I expected. I...
by admin | Jan 9, 2007 | Need to Read
Taking a break for some non-fiction. That always takes me longer to get through. Back soon with more YA. Probably by the weekend.J-
by admin | Jan 6, 2007 | Need to Read
I just finished reading Megiddo’s Shadow by Arthur Slade. As always, his writing is excellent. I’m a bit squeamish so I’m not sure I would’ve read it all if he weren’t my friend, but boy am I glad I did. A most excellent book. And very...
by admin | Jan 5, 2007 | Need to Read
I just read AMAZING GRACE by Megan Shull. I really liked it a lot. The woman can do setting. And the plot was fun and believable, and even glam at times. I guess that’s why KIRKUS said “A chick-lit grand slam.” Except I wouldn’t have ever...
by admin | Jan 1, 2007 | Need to Read
Let’s talk about series today. Of course any of you who know me, know I must start by saying my all time favorite series is Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace. I could really leave it at that, but I won’t!I love series because there are always more. Or hopefully there...
by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Need to Read
I’d intended to do a list of my favorite ten, but who can limit themselves to ten? So here are my top fifteen. I read 125 books that I remembered to write down in my file. About 90% were YA, 5% were MG and 5% were adult or nonfiction.I am going to put them...
by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Need to Read
LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green.Hands down, the best YA I’ve read since I can’t remember when.
by admin | Dec 26, 2006 | Need to Read
Hi, All.Well, I’ve been reading. And traveling. And sick. And reading. And traveling. And sick. I haven’t kept very good track of what I’ve read, but here are a few things that I liked.Welcome to Wahoo – Dennis and Elise CarrI loved this....
by admin | Nov 24, 2006 | Need to Read
I just read DUSTIN GRUBBS – ONE MAN SHOW by John J. Bonk (in one or two sittings). I really, really liked it. Whenever I pick up something set in the theatre, I’m always a bit wary because frankly, I think most writers who do this rely on their experience...
by admin | Nov 21, 2006 | Need to Read
Rather than try to write over the next two months while I have a lot going on, I’m turning my writing time over to reading. I’ll try to keep up with it here and let you know if I come across anything interesting. Right now I’m reading Deb...
by admin | Nov 20, 2006 | Need to Read
The American people have spoken and O.J. Simpson’s book and TV special are CANCELED. Yaaaaaay!!!!
by admin | Nov 16, 2006 | Need to Read
There is a lot of upheaval in my life right now (nothing bad, just lots of “if this happens then that happens and that happens but not this or that thing, but then we have to do that” etc.) so I am combating it by hiding in the bed with books because...
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