Posts Tagged: National Book Award

May 26, 2011

What We’re Reading: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin

What We’re Reading: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin

I confess: I picked up this book because I liked the title.  It reminded me of a museum and I love museums.  I’m a sucker for other people’s obsessions.  I like it …

January 13, 2011

Booksellers Rock!  Sheryl Cotleur, Book Passage

Booksellers Rock! Sheryl Cotleur, Book Passage

What books recently rocked my world: . The View From Lazy Point by Carl Safina – one of the best writers out there on the natural world, particularly oceans, this book is …

November 30, 2010

Why I Love Books November Roundup

I would like to make a motion to take “November” and rename it “Yesvember”. An entire month beginning with the word “no” acts as a subliminal discouragement. It’s bad for morale. If …

November 8, 2010

Booksellers Rock! Land Arnold, Flyleaf Books

The Triangle area of North Carolina—Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill—is famous for a lot of things:  stellar restaurants (three of which made Gourmet‘s most recent Top 50 Restaurants list), musicians (Ben Folds, Ryan …