It's hard to find time to write when I spend every waking free-time moment reading. And watching the Oscars. And American Idol. And goin...

UPDATE: I got 18 out of 24. AGAIN. That's the best I've ever done - I just can't break that 75% accurcay barrier. Maybe next ye...

This one wasn't so easy. Ian McEwan is lauded as one of the world's most brilliant contemporary writers, and this book was exception...

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld is book 11 for the year. You may know Sittenfeld from her novel Prep, set in a boarding school ( loved ...

I'm still reading, but at a slower pace than in Janaury. Fewer holidays, busier weekends, that sort of thing. I am concerned that I will...

I've always been a big fan of board games.and When I was a little girl, I loved the Cabbage Patch Kids game, and yes, I played Girl Tal...

I finished Melissa Bank's The Wonder Spot a couple days ago.  This is another collection of "short prose," same character thro...

UPDATE: 74% accuracy without my runners-up, 80% with. Like I always do. Worst category? Best Original Screenplay - only one right guess. Bes...

I need you to watch this . I assure you you won't regret. Working Together - A+

Long distance flights are great. There's plenty of time for reading. There's also plenty of time for listening to Carmine from Lav...

I think might love Margaret Atwood.  I seem to recall really liking Alias Grace, and I KNOW I loved The Handmaid's Tale... and Moral Dis...

Drew Barrymore. Some people love her. Some people hate her. I fall smack in the middle - but right now, I want to help her. I'm afraid t...

Success!  I feel caught up!  Book 3 is Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance by Lloyd Jones.  First good thing about it: it's S...

My second book of the year is Empress Orchid by Anchee Min, an historical novel about Tzu Hsi, concubine-turned-empress of China.  It's ...

Check out my fancy new rotating blog headers. They were created and added to my blog by my good buddy Jenny (you can read her blogs here an...

Since my 30th birthday last year, I have been more acutely aware of the passage of time. Seasons still move at the same perceived pace, I do...

Happy New Year. I kicked off my Cannonball Read endeavor with Pirates! , a young adult novel on girl pirates in the 18th century.  It was a...

As the year draws to a close, I pause to reflect on a gift that kept on giving: my Shoe-A-Day desk calendar. When I was presented with the ...

I love Facebook.  I really do.  I have over 400 Facebook friends - some of whom I see every day, and some of whom I haven't spoken to in...

I've wrapped the presents, decorated the tree, addresses the cards (they're going out later today)... and later this week, the gay c...