This month’s book club for Wine and Whining took place on election night. Our regular venue was inundated with political cocktail parties… Which was annoying. Our venue is normally a terrible open mike night we hide from in a back room while drinking wine and eating desserts. Plus, it’s not like anyone could DO anything… Read more »
Category: Book Club
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Hi Bookworms! Today is a big day. Today my first guest post is going live on Filing Jointly… Finally. Blogstalker Book Club kicks off with The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. And now for some shameless groveling… I need for all of you to go on over to Lauren’s blog (click HERE) and LEAVE… Read more »
Eventide by Kent Haruf (My Neighbors are STILL Cooler Than Yours)
Happy Monday, Bookworms! Did everyone have a lovely weekend? I got my Halloween cards ready to send out. I hear the Post Office is having money problems, but it’s not my doing. I send out greeting cards for a multitude of holidays, and some for no reason at all. (Except, you know, Grandma is a… Read more »
Confession Friday: I Don't Finish Reading Everything I Start
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 »
Wine and Whining: Gone by Cathi Hanauer
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 »
My Neighbors Are Better Than Your Neighbors: Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Hello Bookworms! If you recall from an earlier post, I joined a second book club. This is my neighborhood’s book club and despite knowing it existed, I’ve lived in the neighborhood for 4 years and haven’t joined until now. I’ve got some mild social anxiety issues… So the idea of joining a room full of… Read more »