Now this post you HAVE to check out, but view discretion is advised! Bad language used. As an older teen, about to leave the YA years, we branch out to romance novels (well girls do). Romance is a very GENERAL title. You have the regular mushy stuff which is harmless […]
Each summer I try to choose a book which will challenge me and may not be enjoyable to read, but I will finish it just for the experience. A few years ago I started Dracula by Bram Stoker, but it took me like 2 years to finish. The book I […]
So I’ve been quiet for a little while (since my most recent post about being more active) as I was away in California at a summer institute. While I was there, I was given the opportunity to visit the FOX lot. It was Sunday, so it was dead quiet, but […]
“Her mission was to kill him. Her destiny was to love him.” Summary “Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom – all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she had been training to kill him. Betrayed by her family […]
Rolling Stone Magazine has made a list of the best 40 YA reads. HERE. Wow. Aren’t they like really the uber cool music dudes? Who knew?
Yes. I know I’ve been neglecting this blog and I’m sure half of my readers aren’t terribly interested since I haven’t been posting, but I AM SO SORRY! I have absolutely been drowning in school work with AP Chemistry (worst. decision. ever) and lots of music activities (#musicianproblems) and it’s […]
What a great day for Star Wars Fans!!!! May the Fourth! And to cap it off, special greetings from non-other than…….. Yes, NASA, the real rocket scientists! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5y2F_97FOk] And do they have a sense of fun and adventure! via HERE. Have a great day!
For Earth Day some things to ponder. A Poem My Love For You, Sweet Earth My love for you, sweet Earth, my mother,I cannot hide – I do not craveThe phantom pleasures of that other,That spectral world beyond the grave.O spring, the blessedness of EdenCompared to yours as nothing […]
So busy reading poetry this almost completely slipped by. It’s National Library Week!! Where would we be without our wonderful libraries and librarians. Chronicle Books have put together a lovely piece about how great libraries are. Pop on over and check it out. HERE. And when you are done, go […]
This is WONDERFUL!!!!! Beyond wonderful. Powerful words + Imagery = something almost indescribable. The filmmaker Sebastien Montaz-Rosset has taken the words of Charlotte Davies and made magic. HERE. (Make sure you have the sound on) To learn more about the Sebastien Montaz-Rosset HERE and HERE. And to read the words of the […]
Maya Angelou celebrated her birthday a few days ago (April 4) and what better way to pay tribute than by reading one of her poems? She is a powerhouse of literary merit and her written and spoken words make you stop, think and consider. Her words are chosen […]
Ballad of the Moon translated by Will Kirkland The moon came into the forge in her bustle of flowering nard. The little boy stares at her, stares. The boy is staring hard. In the shaken air the moon moves her arms, and shows lubricious and pure, her breasts of […]
A little something different. The beauty of paper seen in a different way, Looks a little like poetry, but without words. Beautiful. See many more HERE.
Poems surround us, and sometimes we do not see. Sometimes we have to look beyond the rhyming words, the follow on line, words snaking across a page. Sometimes we need to just look. And see. Book Spines. Poems for the taking. HERE. If you have any of your […]
April 3rd is the birthday of British poet George Herbert. Born in Wales (home to Dylan Thomas and Roald Dahl) in 1593 he was a metaphysical poet who wrote deeply moving poems on religion, life and love. The World Love built a stately house, where Fortune came, And spinning […]
April is National Poetry Month where we celebrate poetry and poets who craft such detailed thoughts in few words. Throughout America schools, libraries, booksellers and individuals have events and activities to highlight this wonderful form. To participate is easy – and you don’t even have to be in America! There […]
Do you remember when you were little and your mother (or some other ‘older’ person) read you to sleep? Soft, dreamy voices that lulled you into drowsiness and you drifted off into the night? Or had you howling with laughter as they tried to keep all the character voices in […]
So, you’ve read all the books on your bedside cabinet. You’re stuck in the house with the winter that just does. not. end. So, what to read next? Here are some suggestions that sound like really good reads. Check it out HERE. and they are YA!! Happy reading!
“COULD THE EMPIRE KICK THE FEDERATION’S ASS? and other galaxy-shaking enigmas” Includes Forewords by Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett in Star Wars) and Tim Russ (Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager) Summary WHO RULES? CAPTAIN KIRK or HAN SOLO? Could a Jedi knight use his light saber to deflect a beam from […]
Summary “Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux is hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael. But this time, it’s not a wayward vamp she has to track. It’s an archangel gone bad. The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other—and pull her to the razor’s […]
