Emerson Explains Why the English Are the Way They Are
A busy Saturday yesterday prevented me from doing the usual Emerson post but Sunday works just as well. Chapter four …
Monthly Archives: November 2006
A Bookish Buffet
Last night on my way home from work I caught the tail end of an NPR story on an interesting …
Early Reading Meme
Another meme! This one from Kate. How old were you when you learned to read and who taught you? I …
I Dream of Proust
You’d think that with all the reading I do books would make frequent appearances in my dreams. They don’t. They …
Freedom’s Best!
This month’s short story up for discussion at A Curious Singularity is Katherine Mansfield’s “At the Bay.” Mansfield is one …
Aspirational Meme
Litlove has come up with a new meme, this one has aspirations. What part of the past would you bring …
Emerson Sails to England and Notes the Importance of Good Reading Material
This week’s Emerson wasn’t quite as fun as last week’s when he related his first trip to England and his …
Me, a Librarian? Well, Maybe
This is sort of off topic today. I’m looking for information and advice from librarians, wanna be librarians or used …
A Book and a Prayer
Not only do I have the Buzbee book I mentioned yesterday from my library but I have The Love Affairs …
Wednesday Quickie
Iliana mentioned yesterday that she is a Barnes and Noble member and got a spiffy holiday catalog. I felt slighted …
