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Winter Reading List: December 2012 – February 2013

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What’s on my reading list for the next three months?  Some books will be for specific challenges, some will be from my “eagerly anticipating” list, and some will fit a monthly theme.  These are the books I plan to read … Continue reading

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Spotlight On – A Regency Christmas Carol by Christine Merrill

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Inspired by the many weekly memes that book-bloggers use to talk about books — whether it’s one that’s not yet released or one that’s been sitting in their to-be-read piles for years. ~~ & ~~ To kicked off my new … Continue reading

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Philippa Carr’s Daughters of England Reading Challenge

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In the mid-80’s, while we were stationed in Heidelberg, Germany, my mother introduced me to Victoria Holt — among others — and two of her other, better-known pen names: Jean Plaidy and Philippa Carr.  The books she wrote under the … Continue reading

2013 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge

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What: 2013 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge: Scattergories When: 1 January – 31 December 2013 Who: Bev (My Reader’s Block) Rules: Read at least 8 vintage (pre-1960) mysteries. Each book must fit one of the categories from a list created by … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – 15 November 2012

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Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme co-host by The Housework Can Wait and Never Too Found of Books. The goal of this meme is to feature older books (published 5 years ago or earlier). As the hostesses have stated: It’s … Continue reading