Bad Spellers Untie
The first time I saw this slogan on a T-shirt in a Signals catalog (not that I’m promoting Signals…not that I’m not promoting Signals…I’m just saying), I liked it because […]
Category Archives: Bookworms Unite!
Literary Allusions…Not Illusions
I have blogged quite a bit about Pride and Prejudice for the simple reason that I happen to love Pride and Prejudice. I love the characters. I love the story. […]
Review of The Scarlet Pimpernel
I was first exposed to The Scarlet Pimpernel by my ninth grade English teacher whose approach to teaching ninth grade English seems to have been getting literature down the throats […]
Review of Best Friends for Frances
My little sister purchased the print and audio versions of this book at the book fair when we were little kids. We read and listened to it incessantly (well, we […]
Review of Harvey’s Hideout
I decided to dedicate this post to a review of an old childhood favorite, in honor of Throwback Thursday. Harvey’s Hideout, written by Russel Hoban and illustrated by Lillian Hoban, […]
The Day the TV Died (AKA The Best Day of My Life)
I was six years old when our TV died. The truth was, the picture had been fading for some time before it for once and for all breathed its last, […]
I Hate to Burst Your Bubble, But…
Today, for some reason I was thinking about my all-time favorite rom-com, While You Were Sleeping, specifically the line towards the beginning where Lucy says about her father: He would […]
The Problem With Book Clubs
Or why I (personally) don’t like Book Clubs Disclaimer: Any views or opinions presented in this post are solely those of the (sometimes over-opinionated) author and do not necessarily represent […]
Lily’s Favorite Books
I’m suffering from a slight case of writer’s block, so I defer to my computer literate and otherwise literate kitty, Lily, who will treat you to a list of her […]
A few of my favorite…books (Childhood edition)
Here is a random yet somewhat related thought: I like making lists, especially to-do lists. Then I like crossing items off the list and keeping the lists as proof that […]
Josie Lynn Books 