Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

Title: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Author: Ayelet Waldman Short Summary: Emilia is a young New York woman who married a co-worker, Jack, who left his wife to be with her. Along with the marriage comes Jack’s son, William. This child is a know-it-all who Emilia has a very difficult time dealing with, especially while she [...]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The Movie

I recently read and reviewed Stieg Larssson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, originally titled Män Som Hatar Kvinnor; Men who Hate Women. This past weekend I had the privilege of seeing the movie. The book was translated to English, but the movie was in Stieg’s native language, Swedish, with English subtitles. More times than not I am disappointed by a [...]

Grad School Books Worth Reading

It’s been a little bit of a slow week in terms of reading. I’m not sure how wide the news coverage is nation wide, but here in Illinois, teacher jobs are being cut left and right due to lack of government funding. Unfortunately, I’ve been affected by this and have had a hard time focusing [...]

Giveaway Reminder and My Avatar!

Just a quick reminder to everyone that the giveaway for Cutting for Stone ends March 21st, so don’t forget to enter HERE. And, just for fun, I thought I would share a photo of my Na’vi form, done in Photoshop. Pretty cool, yet a little bit creepy, right? Have a great week everyone!

Writers on the Record Featuring Lionel Shriver

On Thursday night I made my way to Harold Washington Library, a gorgeous library by the way, to hear one of my favorite authors, Lionel Shriver, speak. She was interviewed by Victoria Lautman who does a radio show called Writers on the Record. The audience got to hear the live taping of this show. Lionel [...]