I’m reading The Tradition by Jericho Brown and it is definitely a book you want read in April. Listen to some of my opinions on Anchor. Side-note: I’d love arcs of the other four poetry books in my top five. Just putting it out there. Advertisements Continue reading
I’m excited to get my reading started for 2019, so I’ve put holds on books that are coming out this month. Right now I’m reading books from 2018, but by the end of the month I want to focus on reading books from the current year, instead of lagging behind. Check out my holds list* … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again, when the book lists come out. Your favorite bibliophiles and bookish organizations have selected their top picks for the year and so have I. Before I share my list, I would like to highlight a few of the places that I use to build my endless hold list. NPR’s … Continue reading
I succeeded in meeting my poetry goal for 2017! 🎉 Continue reading
Boo! 🎃👻 In the initial post I stopped at March, but here we are all the way in October, so it’s time for an update. The book of poetry I bought next was I’m So Fine by Khadijah Queen. It’s a collection of prose poems – of which I am a big fan – detailing … Continue reading
1. Xander’s Panda Party by Linda Sue Park (Picture book). 2. Otter and Odder by James Howe (Picture book). 3. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (Picture book). 4. Lola Goes to Work: A Nine-to-Five Therapy Dog by Marcia Goldman (Picture book). 5. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (YA novel/audiobook). Continue reading
1. “Housewifely Arts” by Megan Mayhew Bergman (Short story). 2. “Resolved: Writing is a Job” by Ann Patchett (Online article). 3. “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Reader” by Colin Robinson (Online article). 4. Trail: Paper Poetry by David Pelham (Children’s poetry). 5. “An Agony. As Now.” by Amiri Baraka (Poetry). 6. “A Poem for my Father” by … Continue reading
