Hiya Bookworms! Today marks my 50th post on Words for Worms (applause.) I’m not a licensed Joy-ologist, but, um YAY! Right?! This post is going to take a look back, because I want to celebrate and I can’t think of an appropriate book for my 50th post. 10 Things I’ve Learned Since Starting This Blog:… Read more »
Howdy Bookworms! I think you should know that I’m highly susceptible to marketing tactics. Also, highly susceptible to suggestion… From people I admire, anyway. When The Bloggess talks about how amazing an author is and I’ve never read any of said author’s work, I take action. The Bloggess is a HUGE Neil Gaiman fan, so… Read more »
Hello my Bookworms! Did everyone have a lovely weekend? I certainly did. We visited with my Slaw (Jenny, who again, smells nothing like cabbage) and her husband New Guy (who is only called this because there are four other “Jims” in the family) AND The OJ (whose name is Jenny as well, but since I… Read more »
Welcome to the Confessional, Bookworms! Let’s talk about my secret shames, shall we? Ordinarily, I am a stubborn book finisher. There have been occasions where I power through a book where I hate the characters, hate the situations, and sometimes talk back to characters… Loudly. It makes me feel powerful to “not let the book… Read more »
Once upon a time, I was in college. While in school I took a class called Women, Work, and Family in Europe (I know, you are soooo jealous right now.) While I was in that class, I wrote the single GREATEST blue book essay that has ever been written. Seriously, it was brilliant. I compared… Read more »
Happy Halloween Month, Bookworms! I’m gearing up for The Walking Dead premiere next Sunday, so I decided to read I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. I saw the Will Smith movie, and while not overly impressed, it was certainly tolerable, and since books are always better than their movies, it seemed like a good bet. This book… Read more »
Hello there, Bookworms! I was feeling the need for some word nachos, and after some gentle prodding (by gentle prodding, I mean digital shrieking) from my good pal Chrissy, I decided to give Chelsea Handler a try. I dove into Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea with high expectations, since I’d been told by several people… Read more »
Hello Bookworms! It’s safe to say that I’m in too many book clubs… The count is three. For the sake of clarity, I’m going to name them. The original book club shall now be known as Wine and Whining (not because anyone else does this, but because I get quite nasal when I don’t like… Read more »
Hello Bookworms! It’s Friday, and thus we have reached the end of Banned Books Week. We’re going out with a disaster scenario and talking about Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This book has been challenged countless times. According to the ALA website, these complaints typically take issue with this book’s excessive violence, bad… Read more »
Hello my dear Bookworms! It’s still Banned Books Week, and we’re still celebrating! It’s a regular fiesta up here at Words for Worms. DH Lawrence published Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1928. It was banned by US Customs in 1929, Ireland in 1932, Poland in 1932, Australia in 1959, Japan in 1959, Canada in 1960, and China in… Read more »
