Today is The National Day on Writing. This is brand spanking new, just voted into existence on October 8, 2009. I don’t know any details about how it’s to be celebrated or […]
Reading and Writing
Different Perspectives
Shelly made some interesting and valid comments on last Sunday’s Reading Roundup. They spawned a number of seemingly random thoughts for me. How does reading a kids’ book from a parents’ perspective […]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. For the record, I prefer book covers to movie-covers-on-books, but I also take what I can get, […]
Reading Roundup
In the mad scramble to get here and settle in, I haven’t had a whole lot of time to read. Instead of sharing a not-completely-formed-and-likely-to-change opinion of my BIP (book in progress), […]
Reading Roundup
What’s Mike reading aloud? The True Meaning of Smekday, by Adam Rex. This book came not just recommended by Mike’s sister, but wrapped in brown paper and hand-delivered by their mother. Two […]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? The Morgue and Me, by John C. Ford. Generally speaking, mystery’s not my thing. Mysteries tend to be suspenseful and scary, and I avoid suspenseful and scary like […]
