Woo! The weekend has arrived! I thought it would never get here. I am looking forward to a weekend of raking leaves, working on my final project for the quarter, and, of course, reading. I think what I will be reading most of is The Woman in White. Thus far I have only been reading it on the train to and from work and on my lunch breaks. But these last couple of days have brought me to the halfway point and oh-my-gosh! Things are getting tense and I need to keep reading. No waiting for Monday morning on the way to work. I have to know what happens!
Now that I have that out of the way, I thought I’d share some links with you that I got from my American Library Association newsletter that I could not keep to myself.
In the those-crazy-librarians category (you have to love them, I hope to be one myself someday), The Food Librarian for the lead up to National Bundt Day on November 15th (I had no idea there was a National Bundt Day) is baking a different bundt cake every day. She has a blog and photos to make your mouth water. And I love her theme tag line: I Like Big Bundts.
The holidays will be here before you know it and if you are looking for something unique for your favorite biblioholic or a little somethin’ somethin’ for yourself, you should check out the ten coolest bookends. They are pretty cool too.
But if bookends aren’t in the budget, maybe a t-shirt is? Novel-T has a literary “sports” t-shirt that may have your favorite author’s name on it (or character). Personally I am not sure if I’d want the Moby Dick shirt. Even though it has a big whale on the front walking around with “Dick” and a big number one on your back is just asking for trouble. I think I like the Bartleby one best, but Prynne comes in a close second. Thoreau is good too. And Poe, the one with the heart, not the raven. And…
Have a great weekend everyone!
I am currently reading The Woman in White too. I am about 300 pages in and can’t wait to see what happens!
I’m halfway through Tana French’s In The Woods – a little more contemporary than Woman in White! but I would so much rather be curled up in my chair at home reading than figuring out this non profit at work.
Funny bookends! The shirts are a little cryptic. My brother would probably love one.
I guess I’d better read The Woman in White soon (SO many books for my TBR challenge!). Thanks for the cool links. Those bundt cakes made my mouth water, and I loved the bookends and the t-shirts.
Isn’t it great to just get IMMERSED in a book now and again?
Some books really draw you in and will not let go.
I’ve been feeling that way all day, reading Emma Donoghue, The Sealed Letter.
You continually remind me that I need to read the Wilkie Collins stuff — waiting ever so patiently on the shelf.
Ha ha. I’m glad to be included in the “those-crazy-librarians” category! Thanks for mentioning my, yes it is, CRAZY project!
– mary the food librarian
Hope you had a wonderful reading weekend and that you got through the exciting part of The Woman in White. Love the t-shirts – how fun!
I’m so glad you are enjoying The Woman in White! I really need to reread that one, as I remember nothing from it. But I also have other Collins books on hand, so I might turn to those first. He really is such a fun writer.
I listened to the audiobook of Woman in White — and I normally listen in the car. But once I got to a certain point, I too was very eager to find more time to listen to it. It took me a month, and I can’t believe I didn’t just go get the physical book…I hope you enjoy it!!