I'm going to the KidLit Con 09 on Saturday, here in DC. It's a conference focused on the "kidlitosphere" (blogging about books for kids and teens), and should be pretty cool.
There will mostly be book review bloggers, but also some publishers and authors. I'm hoping to learn about a lot of new books I don't already know about.
But until then, I need some reading suggestions. So whatcha reading right now, or what have you read lately that you really liked?
I'm reading Christmas themed books. Can't help it. I won THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS in a Courtney Milan contest and now I'm all holiday moody.
ReplyDeleteOoh, let me know if it's good. Courtney's my bud, and I can't wait to read it. Of course, I will wait, because I'm waiting to read Christmas books until December.
ReplyDeleteI did read it already. It was fantabulous. I love historicals.
ReplyDeleteI just read Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey . . . again. Also recently read Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Other good reads: Steinbeck's Cannery Row, its "sequel" Sweet Thursday, and Live From New York (Tom Shales' history of SNL).
ReplyDeleteRecently finished THE NEXT ACCIDENT by Lisa Gardner and am now reading DIPPED, STRIPPED, AND DEAD by Elise Hyatt. We had the Wisconsin Book Festival here last weekend and one of the panel events I attended featured the author of EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK. Interesting read!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading SHIVER--a werewolf YA by Maggie Stiefvater. I've never been into werewolves before, but this story is great.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually reading e-copies of the old Scarlet Pimpernel books, written by Baronness Von Orczy. The Scarlet Pimpernel (the Jane Seymour version) has always been my favorite movie, and I've loved the book, The Scarlet Pimpernel, for years. But I never got around to reading her other Scarlet Pimpernel books, 'till now. Actually, I'm amazed at how much I love them, despite the fact that there is almost no romance in them. (That all happened in The Scarlet Pimpernel, so now he's off in Paris rescuing more people from the guillotine, while Marguerite is safe in England.)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, they're free to download online from a number of places (public domain). My only frustration is that the pdfs they're saved in a formatted on full-sized sheets of paper with 1" margins, which is difficult to read on a tiny screen. You either have to read tiny print, or zoom in so the print is clear and then keep scrolling back and forth. (Are ALL PDF versions of books formatted this way? It would be so much easier if they were formatted as a 5"x8" page with 1/4" margins.)