tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49331406025147492572024-03-13T16:35:18.084+00:00The Library NookA little place for me to keep together all my book related bumph:)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-66511005127347634002009-04-12T16:19:00.000+01:002009-04-12T16:20:10.038+01:00I have now moved<a href="http://librarynook.wordpress.com/">http://librarynook.wordpress.com/</a>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-59986166782328865392009-02-02T22:59:00.003+00:002009-02-02T23:11:02.140+00:00Keeping the Dead by Tess GerritsenRead this all in one evening, a real page turner! This is only the 2nd or 3rd of hers I have read and I will search out some more. I am also reading Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama and trying to decide what fiction book to read next. I suppose I should read one from my challenges list!<br /><br />Does anyone else find it really difficult to keep track of challenges, knowing what should be posted when and where? I think this is why I am so bad at finishing them because it takes so much time up!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-31318543931664052552009-02-01T19:17:00.001+00:002009-02-01T19:20:12.415+00:00Currently reading....too many!I have got into that bad state where I am picking up different books to read so I now have about five on the go! I normally try and stick to one book, maybe even two but now I am getting fed up with all my books really quickly. I hate when this happens! Does anyone else ever have this problem?Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-15742081353121980012009-01-25T22:51:00.002+00:002009-01-25T23:53:24.900+00:00Books read so far in 20091)Things I want my Daughters to know by Elizabeth Noble fin 3rd Jan 2009<br />2)Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton fin 8/1/09<br />3)I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna fin 9/1/09<br />4)Vanish by Tess Gerritsen fin 14/1/09<br />5)The Garden of Empress Cassia fin 16/1/09<br />6) Coraline by Neil Gaiman fin 25/1/09Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-36057106271403273962008-11-10T17:00:00.002+00:002008-11-10T17:04:00.755+00:00Well Seasoned Reader Challnge<a href="http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/interesting-people-amazing-places-and.html">Well-Seasoned Reader Challenge.</a><br />Rule #1: The challenge runs from January 1 to March 31. (No cheating and starting before!)<br />Rule #2: You must read three books. After that, it's up to you how much you want to read.<br />Rule #3: The books must:<br />have a food name in the titleORbe about cooking/eatingORhave a place name in the titleORbe about one (or more) person's travel experienceORbe about a specific cultureORbe by an author whose ethnicity is other than your own (see, I squeezed it in!)<br /><br />I'll leave it up to you to choose how the three books you read fit the criteria.<br /><br />Rule #4: They must be middle-grade on up, but can be either fiction or non-fiction.The purpose, this winter, is to take yourself someplace out of the ordinary, to go on a literary trip, whether that be challenging your expectations, discovering a new place, or enjoying the experience of reading about good food, places, and people.<br /><br />My Choices<br /><br />1) Someone’s Travel Experiences- Extra Virgin: Amongst the Olive Groves of Liguria by <a href="http://www.librarything.com/author/hawesannie">Annie Hawes</a><br /><br />2) Cooking/ Eating (I hope drink can be included) Cider with Rosier by Laurie Lee<br /><br />3) Place name in the title- Espresso Tales: The Latest from 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall SmithKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-24156472797811941282008-11-10T16:59:00.001+00:002008-11-10T17:00:54.210+00:00What's in a Name?<a href="http://whatsinaname-2.blogspot.com/2008/10/welcome.html">What’s in a Name?<br /></a><br /><br />Dates: January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009*<br />The Challenge: Choose one book from each of the following categories. You may overlap books with other challenges, but please don't use the same book for more than one category.<br />1. A book with a "profession" in its title.<br />My Choice- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood<br /><br />2. A book with a "time of day" in its title.<br />My Choice- Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy<br /><br />3. A book with a "relative" in its title.<br />My Choice- Daughter of the East- An Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto<br /><br />4. A book with a "body part" in its title.<br />My Choice- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad<br /><br />5. A book with a "building" in its title.<br />My Choice- Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson<br /><br />6. A book with a "medical condition" in its title.<br />My Choice- TBDKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-36696079121649833452008-11-10T16:57:00.001+00:002008-11-10T16:59:03.850+00:00Personal Challenge- Reading around the WorldPersonal Challenge<br />Reading around the World- I have realised that I focus my reading mainly on books from the UK and US and would like to broaden my horizons. My personal challenge is each month to read a book from a different country (more if possible!) and write a brief review of it. I will aim to complete this over the next 12 months going November to November. I am going to create a proposed list of books but I will be flexible and change them if necessary.<br /><br />November 2008 (France) The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick- read<br /><br />December (China) Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-6895326-7766202?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-uk&field-author=Adeline%20Yen%20Mah">Adeline Yen Mah</a><br /><br />January 2009<br />February<br />March<br />April<br />May<br />June<br />July<br />August<br />September<br />October<br />NovemberKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-58342209517305555682008-11-10T15:21:00.002+00:002008-11-10T15:26:05.558+00:00Bookish ThingsI have been off sick today so while I have been recuperating I have spent a lovely few hours doing book related things!<br />- Updated LibraryThing<br />- visited some favourite blogs and found some new ones<br />- sorted out some books that I am going to put on RISI, BookMooch or release for BookCrossing.<br /><br />The only thing I have not managed to do much is actually read a book!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-26087237536810388112008-11-09T12:00:00.004+00:002008-11-09T12:05:22.206+00:00The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickI started and finished <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Invention-Hugo-Cabret-gift-DVD/dp/1407105043/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226232099&sr=8-1">this</a> last night and have to say it is a wonderfully illustrated book and a heartwarming story! I ordered it on a whim from amazon and was so pleased I did. Worth it just for the pictures alone, pictures that are an integral part of the story.<br /><br />Last night I also started Brave New Word by Aldous Huxley, I thought I had read it years ago but none of it is familiar!<br /><br />Hope everyone is well, would anyone like to tell me about any new blogs that have started up since I was last around a few months ago:)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-29995243436904999422008-07-12T17:45:00.002+01:002008-07-12T17:48:02.750+01:00Results of BAFAB........Thanks to everyone for their comments, emails etc I can proudly announce that the winner was Icecream from BCF and once I get their address the book will be winging its way to them next weekend:)<br /><br /><br /><br />In other news I finished No Time for Goodbye last night and have picked up Marshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-29936876345260043522008-07-06T14:49:00.002+01:002008-07-06T14:57:43.397+01:00Buy a Friend a Book<a href="http://www.buyafriendabook.com" target="new"><img src="http://www.dhamel.com/buyafriendabook/stickersm2.gif" border="0" alt="buyafriendabook.com" /></a><br /><br /><br />Or in my case give a friend a book! Just caught sight of this on a few people's blogs and have wanted to participate for ages! I have just caught it in time so if you would like one of the following books either email me or put a comment to this post. I will then get my lovely OH to pick a name out of a hat and that person will find a book winging their way to them in the next week! OK the choices are<br />The Shakespeare Secret by J.L. Carrell<br />The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter<br />Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor.<br />The Devil Wears Prada by Louise Weisberger<br /><br /><br />A mix of books and I hope people can find at least one on there that they like! When I have finished some reports I will come back and add some amazon links so people don't have to do a search to find what books are about.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-1798978495396053512008-07-06T11:00:00.002+01:002008-07-06T11:04:22.419+01:00The Thirteenth Tale and other thingsI finished The Thirteenth Tale last night and absolutely loved it, for the past few days I have barely been able to put it down and that has not happened to me in a while! I have now started No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay and this seems like it will be a good read as well so I am on a roll with good books!<br /><br />I have also joined <a href="http://www.bookmooch.com/m/">BookMooch</a> today which is wildly exciting as it is another place to get books! In fact after I do some blog reading I am heading back there to add some more books!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-61225846822142562012008-07-02T10:49:00.002+01:002008-07-02T10:54:13.738+01:00New Read- The Thirteenth TaleI have now finished Touching the Void and have started The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. A book about books, I always love those! Reading has come to a halt though at the moment as last night got a phone call to say my mum was being taken into hospital so it was a midnight dash to where she lives. She is alright thankfully but I am now waiting to find out when I can see her again, can't settle to a book so thought I would sit here and talk random rubbish to try and keep my mind occupied. And now I cannot think of any random rubbish to say :(Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-11621861919361019152008-06-30T21:03:00.003+01:002008-06-30T21:06:37.695+01:00Trying out Neil Gaiman finallyI was in the school library trying to find a book to read to my class when I saw Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I read the first chapter to my class and they, and me, are completely engrossed! There were audible cheers when we were able to read part of chapter 2 when we were waiting to be called to a school event. So a big thumbs up from my class!<br /><br />I am also working hard on my website, it is so exciting! Nothing fancy but just a little place to call my own:)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933140602514749257.post-54525981660663969542008-06-29T20:31:00.000+01:002008-06-29T21:18:57.300+01:00Hello from a.book.in.the.lifeI am putting together a website and am trying to change all my book related things to the same kind of name. As a result my book blog needed to be changed and so I had to start a new one. I deliberated between who to have my blog with but decided to stick with blogger. My aim, when I work out how to do it, is have my blog on my website. Any ideas on how to do this let me know lol!<br /><br /><a href="http://abookinthelife.blogspot.com/">http://abookinthelife.blogspot.com/</a>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02665878384072477230noreply@blogger.com4