I don’t need a huge mansion, a fancy sports car, expensive jewelry or a yacht. While I wouldn’t […]
Category Archive: books
Reading is fundamental. Also, awesome.
Even before the love of my life died, I hated romance as this post from 2010 attests. This […]
Yesterday, I posted about my Shelves Of Special Things, which contain bric-a-brac that I’ve collected over the years. […]
Not A Punk Rocker posted a list of “15 books you’ve read that will always stick with you.” […]
This week is children’s lit week at Tipsy Lit, so I thought I’d talk about my favorite authors […]
In the book Stephen Hero, James Joyce’s titular character defines beauty and the artist’s comprehension of his/her own […]
I read a lot. I read every day. I am a fan of the printed word. I am […]
You thought since I did a music recap that I wouldn’t do a book one, right? HA! Fooled […]
I’m not really a Grammar Nazi. Alright, maybe I am a little, but it’s not like I go […]
One of my lovely readers, Addy, nominated me for The Booker Award (whatever that is). Thanks! It’s a […]
This is a difficult question that I’m likely to get wrong since it changes all the time. In […]
It’s close enough to the end of the year that I feel confident posting this now (before I […]
My “to be read” pile is nearly exhausted and I’m not quite sure what to read next. For […]
What 5 books have influenced you the most? Post Office by Charles Bukowski This was my very first […]
I have tattoos. I don’t have as many as I would like since I’m a poor, starving artist […]
I wrote a year-end post about all the books I read last year. By the end of the year, […]