Debut author Katherine Reay is celebrating the release of her delightful novel, Dear Mr. Knightley with a Kindle Fire HDX giveaway, a fun Favorite Austen Moments Pinterest contest, and an Austen-themed Facebook Party. One winner will receive: A Kindle Fire HDX Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay Handmade Austen-themed items (scarf, mug, bracelet, and necklace) Two ways to win! Enter today by clicking one of the… Read More
Archives for November 2013
What I’m Reading
title: Clockwork Prince author: Cassandra Clare genre: YA Fiction thoughts: This is the second book in the Infernal Devices series. It’s pretty fast paced. Which is a good thing since I’m trying to fly through it before we leave on Sunday. At 550 pages this thing is a whopper. Totally seemed doable yesterday when I had 4 days to read… Read More
Happy Birthday
I can’t let November go by without saying Happy Birthday to my number one girl. In the midst of the black plague resulting in my dehydration last week, trying to stay on top of work, and trying to squeeze every last possible moment with my brother before he went home to Japan (without my ending up in the corner in… Read More
To the Beach
Are you really surprised that I’m taking a stack of books to the beach with me? These five are the five that I narrowed down to come with me in all their paperback glory (don’t ask me how many I currently have downloaded on my mini . . .) . . . But this weekend it all changed. And if… Read More
Isfits from @JustinBlaney | A completely new genre of fiction
Hello! I’m partnering with Justin Blaney to help him spread the word about his fun new book series, Isfits. He’s launching the series with a Kickstarter campaign — he wants to turn these fun/unique stories into full-color, hardback, glossy-paged books. Who’s Justin? Justin Blaney is a virtuoso, he does a little of everything, but one of the coolest things he… Read More
What I’m Reading
title: Longbourn author: Jo Baker genre: Historical fiction thoughts: This is an interesting book — it’s taking the Bennetts’ (yes the Pride and Prejudice Bennetts) house staff and telling their story. I just started reading it last night so I’m literally only pages in. The verdict is still out on this one. I’ll have a full write up in… Read More
Currently
reading: Finishing up Tasha Alexander’s Behind the Shattered Glass, about to start this book. And getting a big stack ready to take with me to Florida at the end of the month. I’ll share more about that stack later this week. doing: Work. Working a lot of hours this week/month — and it feels good! Also, doing a lot of… Read More