Skip to content

Category Archives: Books

Posts relating to books and reading (almost entirely review-oriented and tracking which books I’ve read in a year).

YA Nostalgia

21-Nov-09

Ace Hits the Big Time (Can’t Stop Ace), by Barbara Murphy, Judie Wolkoff
I remember reading this book when I was a kid, I think in middle school, during library class. I found the book funny and meaningful, and I wish I could re-read it. The fact I still remember it all these years later [...]

Knitting Books

12-Nov-09

Periodically, someone will give me a knitting book, or I’ll win one in a yarn expo raffle, or I’ll buy one myself. I mean, I like knitting, I like books– what could go wrong, right?
It’s well-intentioned, and I do enjoy the books, but here’s the thing: I don’t usually keep them. That’s true of all [...]

October Books

09-Nov-09

Posting late. Normally in a month, I add to my list of books read as I finish reading them. This frees me to get rid of the book. Although I readily abandoned books as I traveled, I didn’t make my blog post about them until now. However, I’m pretty sure I only read 3 books [...]

September Books

01-Oct-09

#36: Nocturnal Urges by Elizabeth Donald.
#37: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
Reviews later. Also, I’ve officially given up on finishing The Eight.

Mortaine’s Mind

15-Sep-09

So…. I’m trawling through the past, um, 8 years (?) of my blog posts and online messages and such and pulling together what looks to be about a 200 page book of thought meanderings on life, knitting, pets, food and health, etiquette, networking, boundaries, safety, and writing.
Just thought I’d mention that. If there’s something I’ve [...]