A Winter’s Respite Read-a-Thon hosted by The True Book Addict Runs: January 23 through January 29 I am so excited about this, a week devoted to reading (like I’ve ever needed an excuse) I will also being using this as a continual updates page, I personally think its easier to manage my progress through out […]
I am thinking about holding a monthly event dedicated to beloved classic authors. Each month I will chose one author to devote that month to. For example, the month of February may be dedicated to Jane Austen, (the obvious example) in which I will post mainly about her. I would also be interested in perhaps […]
Since the beginning of the new year my blog has received a large amount of spam. Obviously, this is annoying and unappreciated. For instance, my “going classic” post received 23 comments, but only seven weren’t trying to sell me flowers and jewelery. For present, I have set my comments to moderation, and will see […]
If given the opportunity to travel back in time would you risk changing history and its potential future, or would you let sleeping dogs lie? This is the question Jake Epping is faced with. After finding a portal into the past Jake is transported into September 1958, with a mission– prevent the JFK assassination. Easier […]
The Great Gatsby starts out slow, like the tortoise and the hare slow, but like the tortoise its a winner. Like I said, The Great Gatsby takes a while too easy into until Daisy’s husband Tom is seen having an open affair it was a bit like wallpaper paste. But then Tom slugs his annoying, […]
Roald Dahl Challenge hosted by The Cheap Reader I loved, loved loved Roald Dahl growing up, I ate up James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, my new favorite word was “poppycock” after reading Fantastic Mr. Fox. In short, I thought Roald Dahl was amazing! So, when I saw this challenge […]
Bout of Books Runs January 9 – 15 My Goals Finish at least one book Visit other participant’s blogs Have Fun! Books To Read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The Scent of Rain and Lightening by Nancy Pickard Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Alexander’s Bridge by […]
Victorian Challenge hosted at Laura’s Reviews For the Victorian Challenge, we will focus on the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. We will count books that were written by Victorian authors during this time period, books set during the Victorian age, or books about a Victorian author, history, manners, architecture, Queen Victoria etc. […]
Bout of Books read-a-thon hosted by On a Book Bender Bout of Books will run from 12:01am 1/9 through 11:59 pm 1/15 (your time zone) However, all posts on this blog and the challenges at the co-hosts’ blogs will publish at midnight CST (or UTC-6). Read as much as you can whenever you can. The only […]
What Would Jane Do Reading Challenge hosted by Oh, The Places You’ll Go! The challenge will run from January 1st-December 31st 2012. The books you read count for other challenges. You can count ebooks in addition to regular ones. Just Austen- Books only written by Jane Austen A Touch of Pride: Read 1-3 books Learning […]