The Interrupters

Alcatraz Alcatraz Cell at Alcatraz Cell block at Alcatraz Al Capone Al Capone's mug shot Capone's comfy cell at Philadelphia...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Names a...

The title and cover of the third in the Hunger Games trilogy has been officially announced! It will be released on August 24th and, becaus...

Hope to see all of you at book group tomorrow night at Queenie's. Click here to watch a video of Annie Barrows. Click here to see a...

J oie de vivre a ctive, amiable d ata tracker, discerning e ndearing 1. We’ve read a lot of books over the years. What book(s) are you espe...

Masterpiece Classics is airing a new adaptation of "Emma" tonight on PBS. It's a three-part series and if you miss an episode...

ALA announced the 2010 literary awards this morning. Newbery Award Winner When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. Newbery Honor Award Winners...

Laughing - a lot. Yummy food - a lot of that, too. Surprising stories: Queenie told how she refused to give a gunman the money from the c...

Malcolm Gladwell If you are interested in watching a video of  Anderson Cooper interviewing Malcolm Gladwell about his book Outliers, clic...

I resolve to: Read only when all my other responsibilities have been taken care of. Comment and/or post on the blog. Organize my library ...