I've been making the "Lousy Smarch weather" joke all day, and neither my husband or daughter (aged three) laughs. I'm wasted on this audience. Wasted. Anyway, another week of bloody marvelous short story reading for me. I've read a few crackers this week, more about those shortly. Here's the complete run-down: 2/22/20 Carter's Back Flannery … Continue reading My Week in Short Stories – Feb 22nd to March 1st
Bookish Ramblings – Feb 29th
Subscription Boxes I LOVE a good subscription box. I'm lucky enough to live in a place where you can essentially get anything you want delivered to your door, so thoughtful, bespoke book services are very much my jam. I've subscribed to Powell's magnificent Indispensable for a year or so. Each box contains one gorgeous signed, … Continue reading Bookish Ramblings – Feb 29th
My Favorite Books of 2015
This post was originally posted on my other blog, She Went To California, on December 16th 2015. I’ve felt extremely fortunate for various reasons this year. Not only have I been granted the rare luxury of free time, I’m also lucky enough to live across the road from a ridiculously well-funded library. At the time … Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2015
My Year in Reading – 2015
Since we don't really know each other yet, I thought it might be a good introduction to briefly show you my reading habits from last year. I'm a fan of a good spreadsheet, so it was very exciting to analyze my reading data from last year. Don't worry, it's a lot more interesting that it … Continue reading My Year in Reading – 2015
Book Review – Echoes from the Macabre by Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier was always on those authors I'd been "meaning to get into". I'd seen (and loved) Don't Look Now, as well as The Birds, but had never actually read any of her work. So, when I saw a beautiful copy of Echoes from the Macabre for 25 cents in The Friends of the … Continue reading Book Review – Echoes from the Macabre by Daphne du Maurier
California Reading 