LibraryThing Early Readers book. I will admit, I would probably never have bought this book, but I’m really happy to have it. It’s exactly what the title says it is – Jane Austen book covers through the years from first publication, up to the present day. It’s a really neat study on changing times, changing […]
Jane Austen: Cover to Cover – Margaret C. Sullivan Read More »
Read for the Georgette Heyer Reading Challenge. When you’ve read enough of Heyer’s work, you begin to sense certain themes. One of her favorites is a slightly older women (older being relative in Regency times) who’s practically on the shelf, and has given up on the idea of marriage for some reason (fortunately, she’s also
Venetia – Georgette Heyer Read More »
It’s that time of year where things are producing nicely (seriously, my cherry tomatoes are still trying to take over the world), but things don’t necessarily look so great any more. I pulled up SO much crab grass this morning. I also spent some quality time with the climbing rose and pulled out all the
Read for the RIP IX Reading Challenge. Were it not for a well timed trip to Northshire Books, I would not have known this book was out. It’s the third book in a trilogy about Samuel Johnson’s multi-dimensional adventures, after the small English town he lives in becomes the fore-front in an invasion from Hell.
The Creeps – John Connolly Read More »
Hard to believe it’s that time of year again, but it’s nearly Fall, so it’s time for the RIP challenge. I’ve actually started, after a well timed visit to my favorite independent bookstore, where I was able to scour the recommendations, and supplement what I already had available in the following categories: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller,
RIP IX Reading Challenge 9/1/14 – 10/31/14 Read More »
This is the kind of book you can point to when some sneering “literary writing only” nitwit tries to tell you that genre fiction can’t address larger themes or important messages. In this book, the planet of New Tahiti (as the Earth human refer to it) already has an indigenous population of humans that happen
The Word for World is Forest – Ursula K. LeGuin Read More »
So I really want some good boot socks. And since I have calves of large size, I’m only going to get them by making them myself. So here’s my attempt: Purl Soho’s Little Cable Knee Highs, in Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the Down Heather colorway. These are toe up, which is admittedly not my
I have to admit, this book felt a bit weird to me. It almost seemed like one long transition piece. There was some set up to deal with the fall out from the fairy war, and those that were trapped on Earth when the gates were closed. There was some set up with the Weres
Dead in the Family – Charlaine Harris Read More »
This ebook is a compilation of three short stories that appear in different anthologies. Mister Fitz is an animate puppet, who was once the nursemaid to Sir Hereward, but has now become his companion as they travel to rid the world of godlets that are trying to invade from a different dimension. Since they’re just
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures – Garth Nix Read More »
Pattern: Bobcap by Mary KeenanYarn: Dalegarn FalkNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs I got paranoid and made the medium size, and I totally could have pulled off the large. So my primary aim, of using up this yarn, was not accomplished. Oh well. I at least got rid of the ends, and have
