And the itch to update you all on my progress has finally turned into an urge to put my fingers on the keyboard. The first one to get whim-picked was Vintage Stuff.

A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. Words that people get mixed up. 69 Book Titles That Could Also Be Sex Positions. 1 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. 4 Eat, Pray, Love. 7 The Harder They Come. 8 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. 10 The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

NYRB Reading Week November 2010. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Life After the Elena Ferrante Books. I have avoided reviewing the Neapolitan books by Elena Ferrante because how does one write about three of the most perfect books in the world? There has already been so much written about this series and their reclusive author. The internet is awash with praise and glowing reviews. And yes dear reader, believe the hype, all the accolades are deserved. The Story of a New Name.

Relax, have a hot cup of herbal tea with us, and share your thoughts, ideas, poems. Sunday, July 13, 2014. Ramblings on a sunny, summer Sunday. Ramblings on a sunny, summer Sunday. Hugging an ancient tree in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I am a lover of reading and books, physical.

For the sojourner seeking more than a tan and a t-shirt, the Literary Traveler will help you find the books, both fiction and non-fiction, films, music and art that form the cultural roadmap of a destination. Tuesday, April 3, 2012. James Joyce in Zurich? How did he get here? He was a Dubliner! But it is a beautiful, restful and quiet place. His wife, Nora Barnacle, insisted Joyce would have been quite content to be buried there, because he would be able to hear the lions roar.