Q. The magic book fairy pops out of your cereal box and says “you and your favorite character (from a book of course) can switch places!” Who are you going to switch with? A. That’s a tough one because life really sucks for many of my favorite characters! I’m not sure I could live up […]

Q. What are you doing to prepare for an upcoming zombie apocalypse and/or the return of Mel Gibson to the silver screen? (Both of which could be terrifying.) A. Well, I just listened to “re: Your Brains” by Jonathan Coulton, so I have it on good authority that the zombies just want my brains, not […]

    Q. How many books do you read in a week? And in what format do you read them, or listen to them? Due to my visual impairment, I almost exclusively listen to audiobooks through the National Library for the Blind. Their new digital player allows me to download books from their catalog in […]

I’ve decided to start participating in Follow Friday, an opportunity for bloggers to get to know new bloggers.     Follow Friday is a weekly event hosted by Parajunkee. All to discover new amazing blogs and new friends! This weeks featured is Ninja Girl from Ninja Girl Reads. This weeks question: It’s circle time. Time for us […]

I’m a rereader. Not always, and not with every book, but there are times in my life when I need the comfort of an old friend I know I like. When I don’t want to take a chance on something new and potentially awesome — or awful. I reread when I’m sad or anxious. It’s […]

I don’t usually do non-book reviews, but sometimes something just grabs me, and I feel like telling everyone about it. In this case, it’s a Wii game we picked up on Friday — Just Dance Kids. I’ve gotten back into exercise over the past three weeks, mostly playing my Wii workout games, and I found […]

I’ve been reading a book by an author I truly do like, Catherine Anderson, but this morning I ran across a line that won’t stop rattling through my head: “She’s a lady, not some cheap Saturday night bar floozy.” I admit that I’ve never been into the bar scene and have not personally met anyone […]

This question was posed the other day on Book Blogs, and I wanted to expand upon the most common, and most true answer: To escape. There are lots of ways to escape, including TV and movies, but more often than not, I choose books. The reason is, that when I watch a TV show, though […]