Exit Ghost by Philip Roth

Title: Exit Ghost Author: Philip Roth Hardcover: 292 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Publish Date:2007 ISBN: 9780618975477 What surprised me most my first few days walking around the city? The most obvious thing – the cell phones. We had no reception as yet up on my mountain, and down in Athena, where they do have [...]

Congrats to Amy on winning a copy of Matrimony!

After a two week interruption in my home internet service, an interruption that forced me to suffer the limitted resources of the library’s computer (though it’s wonderful that we have such access in our town), I am finally back online at home.     !! \O/ YaY \O/ !! So now, belatedly, I will announce the winner [...]

Matrimony winner…

Because I have run out of time here at the library, I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to post the winner.  If you haven’t entered yet… get in!

The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis

Title:  The Last Battle Author:  C. S. Lewis Paperback:  767 pages Publisher:  HarperCollins Publish Date:  2001 ISBN:  0066238501 Miscellaneous:  The copy I have read is in a complete book.  There aren’t 767 pages in The Last Battle alone.       “Look!  What’s that?”  “What’s what?” said Puzzle.  “That yellow thing that’s just come down [...]

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

Title:  The Silver Chair Author:  C. S. Lewis Paperback:  767 pages Publisher:  HarperCollins Publish Date:  2001 ISBN:  0066238501 Miscellaneous:  The Silver Chair was published fifth in the Narnia Series, but was meant to be read sixth by Lewis.  The copy I have read is in a complete book.   After that all happened quickly.  There [...]

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis

Title:  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Author:  C. S. Lewis Paperback:  767 pages Publisher:  HarperCollins Publish Date:  2001 ISBN:  0066238501 Miscellaneous:  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was published third in the Narnia Series, but was meant to be read fifth by Lewis.  The copy I have read is in a complete book.   [...]

Matrimony by Joshua Henkin

Title: Matrimony Author: Joshua Henkin Paperback: 291 pages Publisher: Vintage (division of Random House, Inc.) Publish Date: August 2008 ISBN: 9780307277169 “So how’s your book going?” “Glacially,” Julian said. “It’s like that joke about Joyce Carol Oates. Someone calls her up and her secretary says, ‘I’m sorry, Miss Oates can’t come to the phone right [...]

Win a personalized, signed copy of Matrimony by Josh Henkin!

Okay… I have my review for this book written… BUT, my internet at home is out, so I’m forced to come to the library for a while. And the stupid computers here won’t convert my Works doc, so I have to go home and save it in a format it CAN use. >:-( HOWEVER! I [...]

Lefty’s Corner ~New Widget Added

For those of you who might not know, I am left-handed.  I am unique in that I am one of the approximately 10% of the population who are in their RIGHT MIND!  This past Christmas I got one of those “fact a day” desk calendars devoted to left-handed facts, quotes and trivia.  I finally tore [...]

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis

Title: Prince Caspian Author: C. S. Lewis Paperback: 767 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Publish Date: 2001 ISBN: 0066298501 Miscellaneous: Second book to be published, Lewis intended it to be read fourth in the series. ALSO, a few of you have wondered about the number of pages listed in my Narnia books. Don’t fret! The book I’ve [...]