Month: May 2011

  • Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … Reminder: Today is the LAST DAY to enter the May giveaway. Last week I shared my “Reading Reflections” on one of the books, and today I’m sharing on the other. Being Asian — or Asian American, or Chinese,…

  • Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … To give you a better sense of the May giveaway books, I’m going to share my “Reading Reflections” on them. “After all these years, you’re still naive. Why are you amazed at evil? You think like…

  • May giveaway

    Since Facebook supposedly changed their rules and won’t allow contest/giveaways anymore, it looks like we’ll just have to do this the old-fashioned way. Please leave a comment below and let me know which of these 2 books you’re interested in. (If you’re interested in both, that’s fine.) You have until the end of this month…

  • This is going to sound stupid, but I kind of hate my deer header. (The banner at the top of the page that I change every month? It’s a picture of two deer that I spotted the other day.) While I LOVE seeing animals in my yard, it doesn’t have quite the same magic on…

  • Linky Monday

    I want to thank all of you (and the folks that commented on Facebook too) for your thoughts on the value of books. It’s been so, so interesting and helpful to learn more about what people want out of their reading experiences. In addition to her comment here, T.S. gave me a lot to think…