Monthly Archives: December 2008
Taking stock of 2008
Obviously 2008 was a year of adventure, chaos and uncertainty — professionally, personally, economically. In America this year, we’ve seen the rise and fall of the stock market, gas prices surging to astronomical levels, a floundering economy, a long and very exhausting … Continue reading
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Gingerbread makes way for gingersnap
My realization of this is probably way late, but where is the Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks? In November I stumbled into a store with my boyfriend, bleary-eyed and cold in D.C., and got that momentary jolt of anticipation thinking I … Continue reading
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Tuesday Thingers: Getting familiar
Tuesday Thingers is now hosted by Wendi at Wendi’s Book Corner! Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things — I’ve missed a few weeks! Today’s question: Here is a list of the main areas of Library Thing: … Continue reading
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Musing Mondays: Recommendations
Back to work and everyday life now! Here’s this week’s question: How often do you recommend books to others, and who do you recommend them to? Do you only recommend books to your “reading friends” or to anyone you think might … Continue reading
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Don’t ‘Hassel’ the Hoff — er, Megan
So something a little crazy happened to me last week! On a particularly uninteresting afternoon, I stumbled across a hilarious post over at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books — one of my favorite blogs about romance novels, reading, and just life … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict’ by Laurie Viera Rigler
Courtney Stone is in a world of trouble. Not only is she struggling to get over her philandering ex and dishonest best friend in modern-day Los Angeles, she’s now awoken to find herself trapped in the impossibly different and beautiful … Continue reading
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