Thursday, September 9, 2010

Challenge! Create a Soundtrack for Your Favorite Book

February 18, 2009 by Rachel  
Filed under Challenges & Contests

I’m really inspired today by our household’s latest toy, which is the 120GB Zune MP3 player. My husband is a musician, and we’ve thought about taking his collection digital for a while.  He was a little resistant because he’s a bit of a purist. All reservations aside, I managed to convince him to try it, [...]

The Book Review Meme

February 16, 2009 by Rachel  
Filed under Book Lists

Grasping for the Wind has come up with a book review meme as another way to get some community participation in the book blogging community.  Just add your favorite book review (that you’ve written) to the list and create your own post. Here are the details:
Find a favorite book, movie, or videogame review (Science fiction and [...]

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

The Basics
Book Info: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks.  It’s a work of historical fiction in the sub-genre that I like to call “books about books”.  I was given this book as a review copy, although it was already on my “to be read” list.  I’ve also read her books Nine Parts of Desire [...]

My Challenge Updates

February 2, 2009 by Rachel  
Filed under Challenges & Contests

I just updated my challenge page. Click Here if you’re interested in reading it.
Or, leave a comment with a link to your challenge updates!

50 Book Challenge (2009 Edition) – How was January?

February 2, 2009 by Rachel  
Filed under 50 Book Challenge: 2009

January turned out to be a slow reading month for me, with just two books completed. I really wanted to add the half of another book I’ve been reading in there, but decided that would just be against the rules.
So, you can check out my list by clicking here.
What I really want to know is [...]

The Sunday Salon: My Week in Words

February 1, 2009 by Rachel  
Filed under This Reading Life

This week, I reviewed The Host by Stephenie Meyer (click here to read my thoughts). Also, I have a new site feature called “Coffee & A Book Discussion Carnival”. If you like to talk about good books, click here to find out how you can participate!
I’m still reading People of The Book by Geraldine Brooks, [...]