Dracula in Context
This is my first time reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula. That I am no longer a Dracula virgin is oh so …
Category Archives: Challenges
Three Stories by M.R. James
I’ve done a little M.R. James story sampling for the R.I.P. Challenge. The stories are “Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book,” “The Mezzotint,” …
Mansfield Park
Even letting Mansfield Park sit over the weekend I still don’t know what to say about it. I hoped for …
I Can Read!
From Carlin Romano’s article “Will the Book Survive Generation Text?” in The Chronicle of Higher Education: My own peculiar worry …
Let ‘er R.I.P.
All of my projects for class are turned in and I am free until September 20th when my fall class …
Sartor Resartus
Ever since I read Emerson I have been interested in reading Thomas Carlyle’s “novel” Sartor Resartus because Emerson loved it, …
Biodiversity Challenge Field Trip
Even though I haven’t yet read any of the books on my list for Sylvia’s Biodiversity Challenge, my Bookman and …
TBR Challenge Update
How did we get to June already? Where has the year gone? Goodness, you blink and miss it. Recently Emily …
What Am I Doing?
The most amazing thing arrived in my email inbox today: the syllabus for my next library class with all of …
Pats and Frets
Hmm, so what sort of bookish mayhem have I been up to lately? I’ve been reading the latest Bookforum and …
