hey hey hey, it’s world poetry day!
I am not a poet, as I think I made clear many years ago (and with the title of this post). I do, however, happen to live with a poet and thought I should pay homage to him now that I know it’s World Poetry Day.
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five new books to welcome spring!
Yes, after a horrible dry spell, I am reading again. Yay! Here are a handful of really great books I just finished. What are you reading now?
elizabeth gilbert, maria shriver and me
I’m a huge fan of Elizabeth Gilbert, as I shared again recently. I follow her on Facebook – hell, I would follow her anywhere – and was intrigued when she posted Maria Shriver’s Q&A with her today. The questions were thought-provoking (and, of course, so were her answers), and she wrote, “Curious how you guys…
five new books!
As I’ve shared with you, I recently went through an anti-reading stage. I don’t know what happened, and it felt horrible, but, for months, I had no interest in picking up a book. I’m still not sure if it was just that I was preoccupied with a million other things or if my attention span…
book review and giveaway: “a fall of marigolds”
As I get older, I seem to be drawn to historical fiction, appreciating more than ever the importance of passing down stories from one generation to the next. Susan Meissner’s new novel, A Fall of Marigolds, seamlessly blends the past and the present in a compelling and beautifully-told tale about a flowery scarf that ends…