Tag 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Coloring Books!

A few weeks go, after starting to see all of these “adult coloring books” advertised and talked about, I decided to buy one and check it out.  So I ordered this one: Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book, … Continue reading

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Nesbo

My first introduction to Jo Nesbo‘s books was back in 2012 where I listed the “Harry Hole” books I’d been reading.  I followed that up in March 2013 with a further book in the series that I found at the … 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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Another SCBWI event

On Saturday, my friend Jennifer and I went to another writers meeting, this time in Napa County: Sat. April 25, 2 – 4pm, Napa County Meeting, Author Hillary Homzie, Submitting to Agents and Editors Date/Time Date(s) – 04/25/2015 2:00 pm … 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

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