Month: December 2014

(Audio)Book Talk: THE MAGICIANS Trilogy, by Lev Grossman (read by Mark Bramhall)
December 4, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE MAGICIANS Trilogy, by Lev Grossman (read by Mark Bramhall)

The Magicians: A Novel The Magician King: A Novel The Magician’s Land: A Novel Written by Lev Grossman (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobooks read by Mark Bramhall Fiction/fantasy Source: Purchased audiobooks Penguin Audio, 2009, ISBN 9781101079423; Audible ASIN B002L7KSR0; Penguin Audio, 2011, ISBN 9781101523674, Audible ASIN B005GIH6EY; Penguin Audio, 2014, ISBN 9780698153622, Audible ASIN B00K8EXJEM (NOTE: The following discussion is mostly spoiler-free, but if you haven’t read this series, please proceed with caution.) There are definite advantages […]

A Month of Favorites: Two for Week 1
December 3, 2014 randomness, reading

A Month of Favorites: Two for Week 1

All December-long, Estella’s Revenge, Girlxoxo, and Traveling with T are sharing their fave bookish (and sometimes non-bookish) experiences from the past year, and everyone’s invited to join the party! There are daily posting/link-up topics, but since I won’t be posting every day, I’ll be picking and choosing and combining them. In a nod to Andi’s motto, let’s call it free-range blogging. Topics for Week 1:  1 – Faves Month Introduction – link-up hosted at Girlxoxo  2 – 5 Faves by […]

Taking a Day to Give: This is #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2014 'riting

Taking a Day to Give: This is #GivingTuesday

DISCLOSURE: I have no official relationship or association with #GivingTuesday 2014. I will not be compensated, or probably even recognized, for this post. However, I have worked with charities and their money for over two decades. From that perspective, I wanted to write about this today, in the spirit of the day. I work with words online, but in my offline life, my job involves working with numbers. I’m one of those “bean counters” in the Accounting […]