Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you could go back and do it all over again? If you have, then you'll race through this book that does exactly that. Author (and singer/songwriter) Lori Carson's The Original 1982 is way of rewriting a woman's life after having an abortion (this is on page 3 and is all over Goodreads, so it's not a spoiler). Because the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Computers Are Cool In ‘The Unknowns’
Note: I won The Unknowns in a Twitter giveaway from @littlebrown Have you ever read a book that has you wanting to tear your hair out because you are so torn on how you should be reacting to it? This is one of those books. On the one hand, I loved it. I read it, more or less, from start to finish and could not put it down. Plus, it takes place around Denver, where … [Read more...]
The Book Wheel is in the NY Times!
Last week, in my One Year Blogoverary post, I hinted at some pretty fantastic news that I would announce today. The reason I waited was so that I could see it for myself and, of course, take a picture.That said, here's the news: The Book Wheel is in the NY Times! Thanks to William Klaber, author of The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell (which I gave a rave … [Read more...]
Let’s Get Personal – Becoming Domestic
As many of you know, I recently decided to turn my passion for books into a business and started my own literary consulting company (meaning I also quit my day job).The timing is perfect because I am starting graduate school in September and will have flexibility in terms of finances and daylight hours (not that grad school is going to be easy). I'm getting my Master's of … [Read more...]
One Year Blogoversary!
I can't believe that I've been a legitimate book blogger for a year now! I say legitimate because while I had posted a few reviews on my personal blog before I bought this domain, they had no insight and were maybe a paragraph long.In case you were wondering how I started book blogging, I'll tell you. I love to read and thought about buying a domain (I already had the name … [Read more...]