Archive for the ‘books’ Category

I don’t believe in ghosts.

Except for when, of course, I do believe. Or did, anyway. It’s been a long time since I hid my head beneath the sheets, terrified to peek out and behold the grim horror that surely awaited me. I could probably have been awarded a medal for my performances in the little girls’ long jump from [...]

New Decade

Now I’ll have to make a new playlist in iTunes. I’ve not been a huge fan of my life in the past year, so I’m trying to do more things about which to be excited or proud. Mobile is a challenge because there aren’t many ways to meet people and there aren’t many things to [...]

Discovering My Destiny as a Venturesome Paladin

Every summer when we were growing up, Mamaw Peggy took us to the Summer Reading Program at the Russellville Public Library. I remember getting my picture taken next to a giant cardboard tree, receiving Pizza Hut coupons, and, most importantly, searching through the stacks for new books to read every week. Since then, I hadn’t [...]

He’d make an ok Aberforth.

The Harry Potter series was a nearly-full-time hobby for me at one point. It’s been a way to meet new people and make friends, and it was my gateway into the fantasy genre, so it can’t be much of a surprise that I was among those who caught the midnight showing of Harry Potter and [...]

Quarter of Reading the First, Twenty Oh Nine

So far this year, I’ve (mostly) enjoyed 17 books. I wanted to share a bit about my favorites so far. Graceling – Kristin Cashore Graceling was a big surprise for me.  I had heard it was great, but after reading the synopsis I kept putting off beginning.  Finally, when I picked it up, I was [...]

Book Drive for Kids & Teens at Children’s Hospital

I read about Operation Teen Book Drop on readergirlz, and thought it was a great idea. Since I work for a university that has a Children’s Hospital, and it is such a great idea, I decided to steal it. So, to celebrate the upcoming National Library Week, the libraries at the University of South Alabama [...]

Subsidizing Future Brains

Feed I recently read and did one of my mini-reviews of a book by MT Anderson called Feed. When I first read the book in a sitting, I was really turned off by it, and in some ways I still am, but I’m completely glad I read it. I’m not going to spoiler (yet) in [...]