Four young women are assigned as suitemates when they’re freshmen at Bedford University, a small Episcopalian women’s college in western North Carolina. Even though they come from different backgrounds, the four become fast friends and remain roommates throughout college. The women haven’t see each other in over twenty years when Lola calls and invites them [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 29, 2009
We have winners!
I had two giveaways end at midnight last night and I used random.org to pick the winners this morning. The lucky winners are:
Ice Dream wins a copy of ISOLATION and an autographed copy of GHOSTWRITER, both by Travis Thrasher
Just Mom wins my extra galley of INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH by Luis Urrea
I’ve emailed the winners [...]
June 29, 2009
Mailbox Monday
A big thanks to Marcia of The Printed Page for hosting this fun meme. Check out her blog to see what everyone else got last week or to play along. This is what I found in my mailbox last week:
Monday
Sixtyfive Roses by Heather Summerhayes Cariou from Meryl Moss Media
Tuesday
A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand from [...]
June 28, 2009
The State of Mt. TBR
Rebecca of Lost in Books tagged me for the What’s on My Desk meme which is run by Sassy Brit. I’m supposed to:
Grab a camera and take a photo of your desk! Or anywhere you stack your books/TBR pile. And no tidying!
Add this photo to your blog.
Tag at least 5 people!
Come back here and leave [...]
June 27, 2009
Why I Buy Books
I used to use the library all the time and rarely bought books for myself. I would buy books for others, but felt like I read books too quickly (and rarely re-read them) to justify spending the money on them. I’ve always enjoyed owning books, though, and would always say that I would buy lots [...]
June 26, 2009
Review: The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos
Irene Dos Santos is the new girl in school and Lily has been assigned to show her around. The girls come from very different backgrounds. Irene’s family is wealthy and she is given lots of freedom by her stepfather and gunrunning mother. Her mother is rarely home and she doesn’t have much of a family [...]
June 25, 2009
Summer’s here
Earlier, when I was downstairs, I could hear a bird chirping a lot. I looked out the front door and saw a bird running around frantically – it would take half a dozen steps, stop, lift a leg and chirp. Because I was standing there talking to the bird, Vance came to see what I [...]
June 25, 2009
Review: Love Walked In
Cornelia manages a coffee shop in Philadelphia. She is happy with her life, but when a handsome stranger named Martin walks in one day she thinks it’s fate and desperately hopes to fall in love with him.
Clare is an eleven year old girl being raised by her mother. Her mother has been acting strange lately [...]
June 24, 2009
Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun. (Don’t forget to leave a link in your comment if you’re participating.)
My first word this week comes from Into the Beautiful North by Luis Urrea.
1. rocanrol – “Sounding [...]
June 23, 2009
Blogiversary Giveaway Winner!
My Blogiversary Giveaway ended at midnight last night. I used random.org to select a winner this morning and it is Vicki! Congratulations Vicki! She wins OUR DUMB WORLD by The Onion, AS ALWAYS JACK by Emma Sweeney, GIRLS IN TRUCKS by Katie Crouch, GODS IN ALABAMA by Joshilyn Jackson and TRAIL OF CRUMBS by Kim [...]
