June 17, 2014
Haven't had one of these in awhile... Deep Thoughts From Damp Tresses! For our latest installment, I was inspired by the Nerdfighter Book Club to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.
It was a single instant while reading notes from the au...
June 13, 2014
On May 31st, booknerds and YA fangirls alike converged on the Javits Center in NYC to oooooh and squee over panels, autograph signings and publisher booths at the inaugural BookCon. And for their very first time out, it was a madhouse. Scoring John Green mere days f...
June 3, 2014
I still owe you guys a post about BookCon 2014, but this happened yesterday and it's one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me. So, I'll start with a little story for ya.
Yesterday morning, I read this article in The New Yorker:
The Teen Whisperer: How...
May 22, 2014
I am on page 261 of 783. If I knew how to do even basic math, I would tell you what percentage that is (yay for Kindles!) Looking at where I am in the book, I'd say it equates to about 1/3 done. My method seems to be working really well, although I had to banish mys...
May 14, 2014
This quote just came up on my Facebook feed from A Mighty Girl (great site if you've never checked it out), and it really spoke to my conundrum about reading Ulysses.
My final decision was to listen to Ulysses while reading along so I really absorb the...
May 2, 2014
Annnnnnnd we have part 1 of Crash Course's To Kill a Mockingbird! Remember when I read it? Yeah... now watch this.
And DFTBA!
May 2, 2014
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April 23, 2014
I just purchased my ticket and I couldn't be more excited! ESPECIALLY after John Green announced that he'll be on a panel. Between the free taco lunch here at work and this... this is officially the best Wednesday ever!
BookCon will be at the Javits Center in...
April 11, 2014
Seen coming out of my viewing of Divergent!
My adorable nephew posing with my bday gift
Birthday wishes! Thanks Melissa!
John Green Happy (Birthday) Dance!
Thanks Lauren!
Birthday wishes!
Thanks Cathy!
41 People on the Most Misused Words in the English Langu...
March 18, 2014
In Perfect Timing News, John Green released his Crash Course Hamlet yesterday. As we just read it, I figured I'd share the wonderful-ness!
And also... DFTBA.
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