This year I helped started a new book club for American Agri-Women a group of women from across the country in farming, ranching, forestry and agri-business. Our website states: American Agri-Women is the nation’s largest coalition of farm, ranch and agribusiness women with over fifty state, commodity and agribusiness affiliate organizations throughout the country. It […]
2012 Overview and Book of the Year
This was the year of the disappointing sequels. As I quoted on my review of Lady of Avalon, “As one other reviewer said on Goodreads, ‘I learned from this book that one shouldn’t try to milk a successful concept beyond its possibilities.’ Enough said.” So first it was Lady of Avalon, then it was Mossflower […]
2nd Annual Reading #Flashmob
We just got the green light for the 2nd annual Reading #Flashmob at the Carnegie library in downtown Albany. The reading flash mob will be on Presidents day Monday Feb 18th, 2013 from 11:00-noon. The libraries will be closed for an in-service that day, but they have agreed to open the top floor of the […]
Updated: The BBC’s Big Read
See my 2009 list Click Here. In April 2003 the BBC’s Big Read began the search for the nation’s best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books. Here they are starting with the best loved book and working the way down to #100. How many have you read? I’ve read 24. Marked […]