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Category Archives: Books
Angelfall
I had ordered this trilogy quite some time ago and had forgotten that they were actually YA (young adult – or teenage) books. And that’s fine because I have loved such books as the Twilight series and the Hunger Games … Continue reading
2016 books (catch-up)
I suppose if I am going to try to re-start/continue to keep my blog up to date, I should record the books I read and never included here. I have recorded nothing since last April. And, interestingly enough – to … Continue reading
Update 4/10/16
I decided it’s high time I explain here why there has been so little activity here lately. So far, this year has just been flying by for me and it is hard to even know what I’m doing these days. … Continue reading
The Rosie Project
…And here is what I decided to read next: The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion I began this book yesterday evening (February 27). By page two I was already laughing! This one probably won’t take me very long … Continue reading
Currently Reading…
I lost track of when I started reading these books, but I am presently in the middle of the second book of the Magicians Trilogy, by Lev Grossman: The Magicians The Magician King The Magician’s Land These books are really … Continue reading
December Books
Beginning on or around December 1st, after finishing The Alchemist, I started reading this: Uprooted, by Naomi Novik “A very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic . . . Naomi Novik skillfully takes the fairy-tale-turned-bildungsroman structure of … Continue reading
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Matt Gaser
GIVE THE WORLD IN A BOOK – Holiday Event – MATT GASER Copperfield’s had another event that I decided was a perfect birthday present to myself. So on December 5th, I went to see Matt Gaser. I loved this – … Continue reading
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The Alchemist
On November 26th I started reading The Alchemist, by By Paulo Coelho, which I finished just yesterday. From Amazon.com: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold … Continue reading
The Martian
I finally finished reading all of the Louise Penny books on November 19th and, as hard as it was to move on to something else after spending so much time immersed in those wonderful books, I decided I would simply … Continue reading
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Kay Ryan
Another Copperfield’s event this month was to see the poet Kay Ryan on November 14th. Meet author KAY RYAN Copperfield’s Books Ms. Ryan was Poet Laureate in 2008 and has had eight volumes of her poetry published. Ms. Ryan is … Continue reading
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The Annotated Alice
The Annotated Alice: 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Who doesn’t love Alice in Wonderland? Well, when I learned that Mark Burstein was going to be at Copperfield’s on November 7th to talk about the 150th Anniversary edition of The Annotated Alice, … Continue reading
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Louise Penny
Well, my next stop is… Canada! On September 1st I started reading the first of Louise Penny’s “Inspector Gamache” novels: Still Life. These books are set primarily in a small town near Montreal, Quebec. And it’s the kind of town … Continue reading
Lost for Words
So yes – I did stay in England; I am now reading Edward St. Aubyn’s Lost for Words. This story, however, takes place in modern England. And Mr. St. Aubyn’s books are always a hoot – very clever and funny. … Continue reading
Mary, Queen of Scots
Well, this is sort of a segue… The last book I read was Susanna Clark’s The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, and in that book there is a story about Mary, Queen of Scots (Antickes and Frets). This … Continue reading
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
On July 11, I decided to re-read this wonderful book: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke I had previously read this book years ago, but for some reason had absolutely no memory if it other than the fact … Continue reading
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August 2015
This month, I decided to do my “31-point-plan” illustration based on the things I’ve been reading about (and watching) – see “Jonathan Strange,” etc. – and on my coloring book, which is on a similar theme. And while I’m on … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Balance, books, creativity, entertainment, Fiction, FUN, Literature, NATURE, synchronicity
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SCBWI: Steve Cotler
This past Saturday, my friend, Jennifer, and I headed over to Sebastopol to see this author: SCBWI Sonoma County North Bay Meeting Sat. June 27, Promoting Your Book with author Steve Cotler When Saturday June 27, 2015 from 2:00 PM … Continue reading
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Patrick Rothfuss
Recently, I picked up a book by Patrick Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things. This is a side-story about one of the characters in his “Kingkiller Chronicles” and I had previously read the first of that series, The Name … Continue reading
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Classic Children’s Books
Sometime last month, I received an email from Copperfield’s about a sale on some classic, beautifully illustrated children’s books. I browsed the email and decided I should go check it out, particularly when I saw this one: The Secret Garden … Continue reading
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Immortality
I started reading Adam Leith Gollner’s The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever on April 17th and I finished it on about the 10th of May. This was also a very good book, full of … Continue reading
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Zen Notes…
I finished reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig, on April 15th. And this was an amazing book. I clipped pages all through the book and then compiled my notes. I thought about writing an … Continue reading
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and now for something completely different…
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig Here is a book that is, of course, a Classic; one that just about everyone has heard of – but one that I realized I had never read. I … Continue reading
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George R.R. Martin
My next choice of book to read was one of George R. R. Martin‘s stand-alone novels written back in 1982. I have loved his Game of Thrones books, but haven’t ever read anything else by him. So when I saw … Continue reading
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Too Funny…
On March 16th I started reading a book that my sister had and recommended – I was in the mood for something light. And this book was perfect – totally silly, really; but extremely enjoyable. I laughed my ass off: … Continue reading
Still in England…
As I wrote on January 23rd, I have been in the process of reading several books about the history of England (and, in particular, about the Tudors). I finished the 3rd and final book in Alison Weir’s series about the … Continue reading
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