Disclosure: I was provided with an autographed copy of this book by the author for the purposes of this review (via TLC Book Tours). *Purchasing links in this review will generate referral fees through my Amazon Affiliates account. The Danish Girl: A Novel David Ebershoff Penguin (Non-Classics) (2001), Edition: Reprint, Paperback (ISBN 0140298487 / 9780140298482) Fiction, 270 pages Opening Lines: “His wife knew first. ‘Do me a small favor?’ Greta called from the bedroom that […]
Due to certain oddities of the calendar and the custody schedule, it seems that more often than not, my husband’s kids have been with him on Father’s Day…and on Mother’s Day. I feel a little strange about that. In the nearly four years I’ve been married to their father, I’ve tried my best not to step on the the toes of my stepchildren’s mother, and I’m ambivalent about whether I expect or want any special […]
Weekend Assignment #317: Merry Meetings People used to socialize with each other on street corners, at cocktail parties, at club meetings, and in a later era, at shopping malls. These days, however, we seem to do most of our socializing online. Where do you go most often for face time with friends and acquaintances? “Christmas means family. And family means friends. And friends means…gettin’ together. And gettin’ together means…EATIN’! KnowhatImean? Ithinkyoudo. Thank you, thankyouverymuch.” – […]
Word’s starting to get out about this, but just in case you haven’t read about it yet: Despite how it might feel if you read a lot of book blogs, not everyone is going to BEA and/or the Book Blogger Convention later this month – and shouldn’t those of us who are staying home get to have some fun too? Late last week, some Twittering book bloggers realized that while we might not be in […]
Despite how it might feel if you read a lot of book blogs, not everyone is going to BEA and/or the Book Blogger Convention later this month – and shouldn’t those of us who are staying home get to have some fun too? As several of us were on the beloved/dreaded Twitter a few days ago lamenting our BEA-outsider status, we realized we could put a positive spin on the situation instead. We might not […]
Would you consider auto-responding to blog comments? Sharing this post from Blogher.com sparked a brief Twitter conversation with Dawn (links to my “shared items” from Google Reader are automatically tweeted): TooFondOfBooks: @florinda_3rs interesting article abt auto-responders. I think non-bloggers might feel invaded, less likely to visit/comment again (IMO) what do YOU think of it? florinda_3rs: @TooFondOfBooks Part of me likes it, part of me might be unnerved if I got one. I think I prefer […]
What book has had the greatest impact on your life? How can an avid, lifelong reader have only one answer to that question? I have been an independent reader since I was four years old, which makes for more than 40 years of hitting the books. Different books have affected me in different ways over lo these many years, but in roughly chronological order, I’ll highlight a few that have truly stayed with me over […]
Because I’m a contributor to a mom blog, I get some e-mails and pitches from marketing people that are completely unrelated to books. I ignore many of them because they’re just not applicable to my life, but sometimes one will catch my attention. This piece was sent to me by Bettina Bocheff, who handles media relations for Catchword Brand Name Development, a company that creates names for companies and products, with a short note: “I […]
My husband is a very good amateur photographer, but he’s always working on improving his skills. He’s been interested in pursuing portrait photography for a while, and is starting to assemble some of the tools he needs for that – backdrop, reflectors, etc. – in addition to his digital SLR camera (a Canon 5D Mark II, for those of you who know about that stuff). He spent some time testing his setups on himself this […]
Question of the Week: Does the publisher know you’ve reviewed that? Do you share links to your reviews with the publishers who provided the books? I usually don’t, and I’m wondering whether I should start doing it. When I first started receiving review copies, I usually did try to e-mail the publicist who made the book available to me and let her know when I’d posted the review…if I remembered. Things have changed over the […]
