Good Day Bookworms! It’s Tuesday, which can mean quite a number of things… What it means on this blog, however, is that we make LISTS. That’s right, it’s time for Top Ten Tuesday with The Broke and The Bookish! This week’s topic is the top ten books I read before I was a blogger. Here’s… Read more »
Category: Psychological
The Curious Incident of the Suburban Baby Shower
Hello My Bookworms, I’ve had a busy weekend! I took a road trip back to my old stomping grounds to help my mom throw a baby shower for my sister. Now, I have a number of honorary nieces and nephews, and I love them all dearly. However, this will be my first go at biological… Read more »
Here Comes The Bride (Through an Archway of Machetes)
Dearly Beloved, We are gathered here today so I can make my case for being the Florist/Flower Girl for the online wedding of Lyssa of Psychobabble and Shirtless Ryan Gosling. I used to work in a flower shop, and while they only let me wash buckets and answer phones, I’m TOTALLY QUALIFIED to be an… Read more »
Emotions: This Book Will Make You Feel Every Last One (by Anna Quindlen)
Hey Bookworms, It’s Monday, so let’s wallow in our collective case of the Mondays, shall we? I’ve got the perfect book to put you in the appropriate mood. Every Last One by Anna Quindlen will make you feel ALL THE FEELINGS. Mary Beth Latham is a landscape designer and mother of three. She and her husband live… Read more »
Down The Rabbit Hole: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there, Bookworms! Before I start talking books today, I want to tell y’all some pretty crazy news. Over the weekend I found out that I made it into the finals of the 2013 Bloggie Awards. I’m completely flabbergasted, because I am up for Best Written Weblog in a category with… Read more »
Still Alice by Lisa Genova: A Letter To Science
Dear Science, I just finished reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Are you familiar with the work? No? You are Science, after all, I can’t expect you to keep up with literature. I’ll give you a brief synopsis: Alice Howland is a respected professor of linguistics and cognition at Harvard. When she begins to forget things, she… Read more »
The Fault In Our Stars (Is That We Haven't Enough Tissues) by John Green
Good Day My Dear Bookworms, I typically don’t read a ton of young adult literature, but I’m beginning to branch out into the genre more and more. There’s some amazing stuff out there geared toward teens these days. After seeing this book on a crap ton of “Best Books of 2012” lists, I decided to… Read more »
Blogstalker Book Club: The Casual Vacancy
Hello you Blogstalking Bookworms! Thank you to everyone who clicked on over here from Lauren at Filing Jointly… Finally. It is TIME. Time to discuss J.K. Rowling’s new book (for grown-ups!) The Casual Vacancy. You remember the drill right? I’m going to throw some discussion questions out in bold so we can be all official… Read more »
Confession Friday: I Talk in My Sleep
Happy Friday, Bookworms! It’s time for confessions! It’s no secret that I love to sleep. I’m convinced that I’m part bear and ought to hibernate through the winter. It doesn’t help that I mysteriously grow this pelt every year… Sleep for me is an adventure. I have anxiety dreams practically every night. Sometimes I’m back… Read more »
My Name is Jonas: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Hello there, Bookworms! I hope you’re all well rested after “falling back” this weekend. For those of you who don’t live in areas where Daylight Savings Time is observed, I hope you got extra sleep anyway. Sleep is wonderful. This week I’m going to focus on The Giver by Lois Lowry. Why does one book… Read more »