SomeReads

Houston Public Library’s Books on the Bayou  selection for this year is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and, being a good librarian, I decided to participate. I checked out the book, and I had a hard time getting past the dialog. My friend Sarah, who is coordinating the program, suggested the audiobook, read by Ruby Dee. What a difference! I enjoyed listening to this book over several weeks (don’t have much audiobook time). Ms. Dee truly made the characters come alive.

If you’ve never read this classic, I highly recommend it. Even better, pick up the audiobook!

Hopefully some of you are finding your way to my new site (well…after I post the link on blogspot…)

I’m still setting up house here and learning my way around WordPress templates. Not sure I like this one yet – definitely need to change the header image. So, things may change for a bit, but the posts are what matters, right?

I just bought somereads.com, so very soon, I will be moving this blog to a Word Press blog. Yay! Now I will be able to update more easily, I think…I hope…

Thanks so much for the comments I’ve gotten, y’all! To answer the question, no, unfortunately I’m not reading in the readathon. Alas, I am working 9-6 today with plans for the evening. I am having fun cheerleading, though, and I may be able to fit in some reading later tonight. (Who am I kidding? Of course I’ll fit in reading, even if I do fall asleep after 1 page!)

I’ve got a few minutes off the reference desk, so I’m going to go visit some more blogs. Keep up the good work everyone and have fun!

I know, I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. I really want to start posting to this blog again (can’t believe I haven’t updated since June…). Thing is, I hate writing book reviews. Any suggestions? I’d like to share what I’m reading/have read, but I need a short format.

Let’s start with the past week or so. Here’s what I’ve finished/started.

The Ragwitch by Garth Nix – liked it a lot
Rose by Any Other Name by Maureen McCarthy – liked it way more than I was expecting to!
Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859: A Tale of the Old West by Avi (advanced reader copy) – kept my interest, but it was kind of boring at times. I don’t think I would have liked it all that much as a kid, and I’ve always liked historical fiction.

I’m currently reading Waves by Sharon Dogar (advanced reader copy). I’m liking this one so far, about 75 pages in.

Next 3 on my list: Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and then The Disappeared by Gloria Whelan

Baby steps.