I fully admit that my reading list isn’t as diverse as it could be, partly because the bookternet (bookish + Internet) makes it so easy to reach for books already in my wheelhouse. Favorite authors mention other authors they enjoy, Goodreads points me to books I might like based on what I’ve already read and … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Mexican Literature
It’s January, and while Charles Schulz’s Lucy van Pelt might be relishing in catching snowflakes that are finally ripe, for many of us, this is a month for bunkering down. Last year I expanded upon our blogger-in-residence Arabella’s hermitage week, calling January hermitage month and I stand by that. This is also a perfect month … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: How the library can get you through winter
First of all, dear readers and beloved patrons–Happy New Year! We here at the Library hope that 2017 is a year full of joy, adventure, learning, wonder, and fulfillment for you and those you love. Like Lady Pole, I am not a big one for New Year’s Resolutions. There is enough weight, enough hope, fear, … Continue reading Resolve to Read 2017
I’ll be honest with you; I’m not a fan of New Years celebrations. Like author Veronica Roth (of the Divergent series), I find that if change is necessary, I don’t need a specific day in order to make it. If it’s truly important to me, I think change can happen when it’s needed the most, … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Happy New Year!
Last week one of my lovely coworkers here at the West and I were discussing an author for whom we share a mutual admiration. She mentioned a title I hadn’t read by this author and proceeded to bring me a copy. With a tissue inside. The more I read of Patricia Polacco’s books, the more I’m … Continue reading Wednesdays @ West: The family tales of Patricia Polacco
It’s getting close to the official All Hallow’s Read and while I can’t wait to see what Arabella has cooked up for Monday, we’ve still got one Saturday left in our month-long celebration. I’d like to spend it talking about diversity in what is often considered a white man’s genre: horror. Many will automatically think of … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Diversity in Horror
Anyone who works with me, follows me on Goodreads, talks to me regularly about books or comes to Literatea will know that I have a number of quirky reading interests. I simply cannot read enough about tiny houses, nuns, the Amish and … midwives. And if a book combines more than one of these, well … Continue reading Wednesdays @ West: Midwives Calling!