It’s time for my favorite annual post: my Books and Reading Recap for 2009! In this post I break down the books I bought and/or read during 2009 into all sorts of different stats and lists. It’s a nerdy thing to do and I love every minute of it. Previous annual installments include: 2008, 2007.… Continue reading 2009 Books and Reading Recap
Category: bookish things
Last minute present ideas
I’m about to head out to finish up my Christmas shopping at Book Culture, so I thought it’d be fun to do a quick post on a few of my favorites books to give this year. And since there’s almost no time left to get things shipped before Christmas, it’s a perfect opportunity to head… Continue reading Last minute present ideas
Reading List Book Covers
Those who follow me on Twitter (@emilylovesbooks) know that one of my favorite things to do on my commute is what I call “book-spot.” I snoop to try to see what other people on the train are reading, and then tweet about it using the hashtag I created, #bookspotting. Many others have joined in, especially… Continue reading Reading List Book Covers
Books I want to be reading
November has flown by and I haven’t had much time for reading (or blogging). But I have a stack of books that I’m really excited about starting and want to read right away. I have a major case of So Many Books, So Little Time. I thought I’d give this list a little time in… Continue reading Books I want to be reading
Read-a-Thon Recap
I had no idea how much fun the Read-a-Thon would be. I had a blast! I loved settling in for a cozy day of reading and good snacks, doing mini-challenges, reading posts from other participants, and tweeting with everyone. I’m already excited for the next one. Here’s a recap of how I did – book… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Recap
The end of the line (Hour 18)
Well folks, I think this is it for me tonight. I’ve had an absolutely lovely time participating in the read-a-thon! I made it to hour 18, which is longer than I expected to last. I finished The Wild Things during hour 17, for a total of 3 books finished during the read-a-thon. I’m heading to… Continue reading The end of the line (Hour 18)
Give Me Five (Hour 17)
Books Read: 2 Blog Posts: 8 (including this one) Mini-Challenges Completed: 11 (including the one below) Coffee Consumed: 2 mugs, plus 1 Starbucks Doubleshot My progress was severely hindered by the exciting and ultimately heartbreaking MSU game this evening, but I’m only about 40 pages from the end of The Wild Things. It will most… Continue reading Give Me Five (Hour 17)
Mid-Event Survey (Hour 13)
Time for the mid-Read-a-Thon survey! 1. What are you reading right now? The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. How many books have you read so far? Two – Cherries in Winter and Making Mischief 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The Mating Season by… Continue reading Mid-Event Survey (Hour 13)
Reading Is Fundamental (Hour 12)
We’re almost halfway! Not much to update, still reading The Wild Things. Haven’t progressed much – went out to Barnes and Noble, and now I’m eating dinner. But I wanted to update to participate in the Reading is Fundamental mini-challenge from Joystory. “The challenge is to create a post celebrating the reading child and to… Continue reading Reading Is Fundamental (Hour 12)
Read-a-Thon Update (Hour 9)
I finished Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire at the end of hour 7. I started For Grace Received, but wasn’t feeling it. So I switched to The Wild Things by Dave Eggers (my fur covered edition!) which I’m really enjoying. I think I can at least finish this today… we’ll see… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Update (Hour 9)
Read-a-Thon Snacks (Hour 7)
I’ve now had lunch (mac & cheese) and finished Cherries in Winter. I’m onto book 2: Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire. This is a fun and interesting book, and it should go quickly (there are a lot of pictures). I’m on page 106 of 197. The next Mini-Challenge I’m participating in… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Snacks (Hour 7)
Book Title Sentence (Hour 4)
I’m having a great time with the Read-a-Thon so far! Here’s an update: -Almost done with Cherries in Winter. -Finished my first mug of coffee. -Consumed 5 or 6 cookies and a bowl of corn. -Many tweets. -2 Mini-challenges entered. Here is my entry to the 3rd Mini-challenge: Bart’s Bookshelf asks us to take 3… Continue reading Book Title Sentence (Hour 4)