Posts Tagged: Why-I-Love-Books

September 2, 2011

Why I Love Books: August Roundup

Why I Love Books: August Roundup

August gets a bad rap as the month of withering lawns, miserable heat, and end-of-summer ennui. An article published in Slate actually argued that it should be abolished from the year altogether. …

April 29, 2011

Why I Love Books April Roundup

Why I Love Books April Roundup

I don’t know where you are, geographically, dear reader, but these North Carolinian “April Showers” would be better described as “April Tornado Warnings.” Well, they ARE tornado warnings. The rain has been …

March 31, 2011

Why I Love Books March Roundup

Why I Love Books March Roundup

  I don’t know about you, but it seemed like “March Madness” extended beyond basketball this year. 1. Date a Girl Who Reads. Last month I featured an essay by a man …

March 1, 2011

Why I Love Books February Roundup

Why I Love Books February Roundup

I always get anxious when writing the word “February.” There are just so many ways it can go wrong. It’s like “Wednesday.” Very confusing. And does anyone really pronounce that first “r”? …

October 21, 2010

Why I Love English Teachers

1. I had my first shameless obsession with an English teacher when I was in kindergarten. Of course, she was also the craft maker and the hand holder and the nap enforcer, …

August 31, 2010

Why-I-Love-Books August Roundup

au·gust adj. Inspiring awe or admiration; majestic: the august presence of the monarch. Venerable for reasons of age or high rank. . All the other months are defined by placement in the …

July 30, 2010

Why-I-Love-Books July Roundup

Let’s be honest. Does anyone really love July? I mean, there’s a reason “Hotter than July” is a saying. Because no one can really imagine anything hotter than July. If you’re in …

June 30, 2010

June's Why-I-Love-Books Roundup

Ah, June. One of the great, transitional months. Spring becomes Summer. The wool coats get packed away. Everybody moves up a grade, except for the graduates, who get ready to move out. …