Tag: Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon/Review Re-Post: *A Wrinkle in Time*
February 12, 2012 reading

Sunday Salon/Review Re-Post: *A Wrinkle in Time*

Yesterday in New York City, there was a celebration of the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time and the new commemorative edition published for the occasion: “This special edition has been redesigned and includes an introduction by Katherine Paterson, an afterword by Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis (sister of YA author Léna Roy) that includes photographs and memorabilia, the author’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech, and other bonus materials.” In recognition of this literary event, it […]

Sunday Salon: “E-books vs. Print Books” is a Bogus Argument
February 5, 2012 reading

Sunday Salon: “E-books vs. Print Books” is a Bogus Argument

Although my husband is (almost) unfailingly supportive of my bookstore fetish, I don’t think he shares my dismay over the fact that we now live in a town without one. He likens the decline of bricks-and-mortar bookstores to the disappearance of record stores, which were being done in–first by big-box retailers, then by digital media–for years before the book-format wars began. He loved hanging out in record stores, and he misses album-cover art and sleeves […]

Sunday Salon: Books Bought, Books Read–January 2012
January 29, 2012 reading

Sunday Salon: Books Bought, Books Read–January 2012

I’d been marveling over the fact that I’ve made it four weeks into the year without having set foot in a bookstore–not “marveling” in a good way, mind you; it’s actually a little distressing to think about!–when I realized that didn’t mean I hadn’t bought any books this year. They just haven’t been printed-on-paper books. One of my Christmas gifts was a Kindle Touch, and I’ve been excited to discover that there have been some […]

Sunday Salon: Kicking off 2012 by looking back at 2011
January 8, 2012 reading

Sunday Salon: Kicking off 2012 by looking back at 2011

It’s usually both fun and challenging to come up with my annual Books of the Year list, and 2011 was no exception. It might have been easier if I’d read more books that weren’t very good, but that was not the case; the overall level of my reading last year was pretty high.  Having said that, my year-end picks aren’t necessarily the books that I rated the very highest–they’re the ones that have stuck with […]

Sunday Salon: Opening the Book on 2012!
January 1, 2012 reading

Sunday Salon: Opening the Book on 2012!

Happy New Year, y’all! If that Mayan calendar is to be believed, we’ve got 355 days left before it all goes away, so I suppose we’d better get to it, hadn’t we? Whatever “it” is… I guess that opens up a big question: “If you knew you had only one year left to read, what books would you want to make sure you didn’t miss?” Personally, I don’t know which specific titles would be on […]

Sunday Salon: Bookstore Paralysis, and overdue Bookkeeping
December 18, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon: Bookstore Paralysis, and overdue Bookkeeping

The strangest thing happened to me last weekend. I went into a bookstore and not only was I NOT overcome with book lust, I wanted to flee the scene. I was overwhelmed and fatigued by all the choices. I had to take a few minutes for a mental adjustment, and was only able to resume browsing when I reminded myself Christmas was coming, and I could look for books as gifts for other people instead […]

Sunday Salon: CHICK Lit Live! Or, An Evening with Anna Lefler
November 20, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon: CHICK Lit Live! Or, An Evening with Anna Lefler

It’s a rare treat to be present at an author’s first book-signing event for her first book. Going to that event at her hometown bookstore, with a personal invitation from the author to join friends and family at that event, is even more rare. And when the author is as engaging and funny as Anna Lefler, everyone’s in for a great evening. I was very excited to attend her signing event for The CHICKtionary at Barnes and Noble […]

Sunday Salon: Some Words From My Reading of *The CHICKtionary*
November 13, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon: Some Words From My Reading of *The CHICKtionary*

It’s subtitled “From A-Line to Z-Snap, The Words Every Woman Should Know,” but if any guys make it past the bright pink cover, they’ll get some unexpected insights into the modern woman. (If you’re brave enough to go there, please use your new-found knowledge wisely, gentlemen.) As for the women, you’ll find “over 450 words you can’t live without”–true, because you probably don’t, although you use some more frequently than others–in The CHICKtionary by Anna […]

Sunday Salon: Reading-Related Randomness
November 6, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon: Reading-Related Randomness

Good morning! I hope y’all remembered to set your clocks back and enjoyed your extra hour of sleep last night! Daylight Savings Time is over till March, and we’re in for that early winter darkness now. For the lucky ones, that may mean some nice, long. cozy evenings of reading ahead. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve properly Saloned on a Sunday–although I did pop in a day late last week with some author-provided […]

Sunday Salon (on Monday): How to Write a Book Review
October 31, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon (on Monday): How to Write a Book Review

Once again, I’ve taken a few days off from work with the intention of spending time reading and writing. Once again, I haven’t managed to do much of either (which is why I’m “Sunday Salon”-ing on Monday)…but I have had the chance to spend some face time with online friends and do a few things with the family, so it’s by no means been a waste. But I don’t go back to work till Wednesday […]

Sunday Salon: Treasures!
October 16, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon: Treasures!

Last month, I posted an appreciation of one of my favorite writers–and people–Beth Kephart. It was honest and heartfelt…and part of an underground blogger campaign to call attention to her upcoming young-adult novel, You Are My Only, which will be in stores next week (and is available for pre-order now). Bloggers and Beth are an excellent combination, because in addition to being a prolific and well-reviewed author, she’s one of us. I knew Beth first […]

Sunday Salon: Gone Readin’
October 9, 2011 reading

Sunday Salon: Gone Readin’

Last week’s dire predictions have come to pass – I’ve been pretty scarce around the blogiverse. My only post since last week’s Salon was my review of How to Be an American Housewife for the latest BlogHer Book Club. BHBC has recently shifted to a more discussion-based format, and we’ll be having a variety of conversations about this novel over at BlogHer.com during the next few weeks. Have you read it? Please join in if […]