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| The Diction-Fairy** |
I came across this photograph on a Bookstore Facebook page that I like.
Isn't this Halloween costume awesome?? The wearer of the costume becomes a Diction-Fairy!
I have no idea if this is a store bought costume or made by one talented person with some serious sewing skills!
All I can ask is, where can I find my own Diction-Fairy costume?? If I had any sort of sewing skills, I'd try making one for myself to wear on Halloween. I will not be dressing up for Halloween this year. I haven't done so since my college days. Is anyone dressing up for Halloween this year and will YOU be wearing a book or literary themed costume??
**By the way, no books were harmed in the making of this costume! ;-)
Unfortunately, I'm not reading any scary books for Halloween this year. I've been too busy reading three different books at the moment, which is too bad because I do have some scary books waiting on the sidelines to be read by yours truly!
I'm currently reading 'The Light Between Ocean' by M. L. Stedman, which is a book club selection. 'Mind Over Medicine' by Lissa Rankin M.D. as my health related selection and a cozy mystery novel by Tamar Myers titled 'The Cane Mutiny'.
I did come across an article from Flavorwire titled The 50 Scariest Books of All Time by Emily Temple. I thought I'd share this article with you in case you were on the lookout for a scary book to read. Some of the scary book titles listed were predictable and some of the book titles were ones I'd never heard of before. I did see a couple of books found on the list that I'll be adding to my wishlist.
Share with us which scary books you're reading this season for Halloween!
Weather you use bookplates or not, it's interesting to discover which famous people have used bookplates on their books and what the bookplates used by these famous people actually look like.
I stumbled upon an article on Buzzfeed titled 35 Bookplates Belonging To Famous People. The bookplates used by Greta Garbo, John D. Rockefeller, Walt Disney, & Sigmund Freud were ones that I would have expected these famous people to use.... But, I think I liked Queen Victoria's bookplates the most! It's so ornate!
I just learned about Bouchercon this past weekend and here's what I learned about it via Wikipedia:
Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher, and pronounced the way he pronounced his name, rhyming with "voucher".
It is held annually in the fall, each year being hosted in a different city by a different group of volunteers.The convention typically starts on Thursday and finishes on Sunday.
Each year, Bouchercon nominates and votes the Anthony Awards for excellence in crime fiction, including but not limited to: Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Short Story, Best Critical Non-Fiction, and Best Paperback Original.
Bouchercon 2014: Murder at the Beach will be held in Long Beach, California, USA from November 13th-16th. I also learned through Wikipedia that Bouchercon is an event for fans, authors, and those who work in the publishing industry. Click on the link for event details and registration.
Has anyone ever heard of and/or attended a Bouchercon event??
It sounds like an interesting convention to attend for mystery lovers!
I was excited to learn about Oyster Books last week. For $9.95 per month, you can read an unlimited amount of books on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Plus, according to the Oyster Books website there are "100,000+ titles: bestsellers, new releases, and more."
To learn more about Oyster Books, click on the above link.
Until my next post, happy reading!
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| Abridged Audiobook |
I enjoyed listening to the abridged version of The Girls by Lori Lansens and read by Stephanie Zimbalist & Lolita Davidovich.
The storyline for 'The Girls' is engaging and unique. It's a novel, but reads like a memoir... In fact, there were a few times that I forgot that I was actually listening to a novel and not a memoir.
The leading characters for 'The Girls' are Craniopagus conjoined twins, Rose and Ruby Darlen, and they are 29 years old at the start of 'The Girls'... We also learn at the start of 'The Girls' that both Rose & Ruby Darlen are the oldest living Craniopagus conjoined twins... So, Rose sets out to write the story of her life and urges her sister, Ruby, to write about their lives together from her perspective. So, in turns, we learn about the lives of Rose & Ruby Darlen as they lived their together through their narratives interwoven throughout 'The Girls'.
'The Girls' is a touching story really, with a well developed storyline and memorable characters. Lori Lansens is an amazing writer and captivates the reader from the onset of her novel. I highly recommend 'The Girls' by Lori Lansens.
I am giving The Girls by Lori Lansens a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.
Until my next post, happy reading!
I live in the small town of Carpinteria along the central coast of California. I enjoy reading about local history, so California's Chumash Indians fit the bill! California's Chumash Indians is 72 pages in length, which makes it a very quick read for those wanting to learn basic information about the lives of the Chumash Indians.
The following is a book description I found on the Amazon website:
The Chumash people have lived for centuries along the California coast
between Malibu and San Luis Obispo. They were on hand to greet Cabrillo
in 1542 and Gaspar de Portola in 1769. They coexisted with the Spanish
communities of the Southern California Missions. And there are still
about three thousand people of Chumash ancestry living in Ventura, Santa
Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. Here, for the layman and the
tourist, is a concise, entertaining, and informative view of a noble and
important people: their history, their way of life, their arts, their
beliefs and legends.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the Chumash Indians. I thought the content found in California's Chumash Indians was very informative and would highly recommend this book to other readers.
Friday Finds is a book meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.
Friday Finds is a chance to share and show off the books you discovered
during the week and would like to add to your reading list...
Or a place to simply feature the books you've actually purchased throughout the week and have added to your to be read pile!
This week I added one new title to my ever growing book collection! I found a used paperback copy of The Romanov Bride by Robert Alexander. I enjoyed reading 'The Kitchen Boy' a few years ago by Robert Alexander, so am hoping that I'll enjoy 'The Romanov Bride' just as much. I've also read 'Rasputin's Daughter' by Robert Alexander, but didn't like this novel as much as I did 'The Kitchen Boy'.
So, which books have you added to your reading list this week?
Here's another interesting post I found on the Huffington Post website titled Here Is The One Perfect Book For Every Single Myers-Briggs Type by Maddie Crum.
In the article, Maddie Crum writes:
Recommending books is a tricky business. One person's trashy romance
novel is another person's treasure. Of course, a little background on a
person's reading preferences can come in handy, but sometimes
deciphering tastes can seem like an arbitrary and headache-inducing
task. Still, we're willing to bet that like-minded people enjoy similar
stories -- That's where Myers-Briggs comes in.
Click on the above link to discover which book fits your Myers-Briggs Type! Don't know your Myers-Briggs Type? No worries, there is a link in the article to find out just which Myers-Briggs Type you are.
Until my next post, happy reading!!
