I’m proud of my reading this month. I knew I needed to get as many in as I could in January since I’ll be starting my General Exam questions this semester. Since I am so close to starting my dissertation I’ll be losing some free time. I hope it doesn’t cut into my “for pleasure” [Keep Reading]
Kristi can read minds. This may sound cool, but she doesn’t get any enjoyment out of it. For the most part she just hears people thinking: 1 – how strange everyone thinks she is. 2 – what guys think about when they look at her large chest. 3 – her mother wondering why Kristi avoids [Keep Reading]
Speak – May 14, 2009 Every young citizen of the Alliance between the ages of sixteen and seventeen is given the Academy Entrance Exam. The results of the test determines which Academy the student will attend. Academy 7 is the most prestigious school in all of the Alliance and only the students with the top [Keep Reading]
Hey everybody. Be sure to stop by The Read Carpet Podcast site. Adele over at the Persnickety Snark put out the word to bloggers from around the globe about this project and boy did she get a response. So, without any further ado, here is Episode 001. (I’d like to embed the podcast player, but [Keep Reading]
Carrie Ryan, author of THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH, is giving away TWO SIGNED COPIES of SHADOWED SUMMER. All you have to do is leave a comment on Carrie’s blog or Livejournal. You can get an extra entry if you post something on your blog about the contest, like I’m doing here. Carrie will [Keep Reading]
I’m Waiting and Waiting and Waiting
Caleb Dunne is a slacker and proud of it. Nothing much gets him riled up. He isn’t exactly popular at school, but he is definitely known around campus. The previous year, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and blamed for the destruction of the partially constructed gymnasium addition at school. He [Keep Reading]
Delacorte Press – April 14, 2009 Mary’s world is surrounded by the moans and shuffles of the Unconsecrated. The Unconsecrated look for ways to breach the fences that protect her village. They try to find weakness in the metal links. They reach through trying to grab hold of anyone unfortunate enough to walk too close [Keep Reading]
The “In My Mailbox” post is a way to highlight the books I received this past week. Be sure to check out The Story Siren to see what she received this week since she started this feature. I made quite a haul this week. First, I want to say thanks to The Ravenous Reader for [Keep Reading]
