I love romance novels. My family and very close friends know this and take every opportunity to rib me about it. My husband loves to look over my shoulder and proceed to do his own dramatic interpretation of the book. This never fails to irritate me to no end. I think I found my own [...]
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10 Things I learned from reading romances as a girl.
January 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Romance Novels·Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books·Top Ten List
Paradise Kiss
January 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, TV/Movies/Music
I was listening to Franz Ferdinand’s song “Do You Want To” and it reminded me how much I loved the anime Paradise Kiss. The writer, Ai Yazawa, originally published the manga in the magazine Zipper. It was then adapted into a 12 series anime. There is fashion, love, transgenderism, and suspense. It does not get [...]
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Life is Not Fair
January 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Current Events
Sara Schaefer Munoz posted an article on The Wall Street Journal titled Life’s Not Fair: How to break it to your kids. She discusses this topic and how Betsy Brown Braun has authored a new book called “Just Tell Me What to Say,”. Braun recommends the following things:
Eliminate “that’s not fair” from your own daily usage. Adults [...]
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ALSC announces 2008 Newberry and Caldecott Award Winners
January 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Current Events, Gifts/Products
The Caldecott Medal was named for the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded each year by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published during the previous year. The 2008 Caldecott Medal was awarded to Good [...]
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