Madame Bovary
After starting and stopping and wondering if I would ever get back to it, I finished Madame Bovary a few …
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Salivating
I came home from work this evening to find someone from a publisher had sent me a book. Since I …
Can’t Get Enough Poetry
Just coincidentally to yesterday’s poetry meme, I finished Patricia Smith’s book of poetry, Teahouse of the Almighty, over the weekend. …
Poetry Meme
Hobgoblin has tagged me with Cam’s poetry meme. The first poem I remember reading/hearing/reacting to was a silly kid rhyme: …
In Which Emerson Discourses on the Abilites of the English
Another week of fun with Emerson as he delves into the psyche of the English, this time to expound upon …
A Special Kind of Torture
My Bookman and I had a dilemma today. We have had a 10% off your entire purchase coupon on top …
Thankful Thursday Thirteen
This being Thanksgiving and Thursday, what better than a Thankful Thursday Thirteen! To make this remotely interesting, please assume I …
Learning History Through Fiction
I didn’t grow up in Minnesota, I grew up in southern California so in school I learned the history of …
His True Love Was Books
There was nothing tedious about Eugene Field’s book Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac. It was sometimes quaint, sometimes folksy, nearly …
So-So
I finished Lewis Buzbee’s book The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop last week. When I began the book I mentioned that there was …
