about 1 month ago - 4 comments
Eloise is one of my favorite children’s book characters, although not one I know from childhood (unlike Babar, Madeline, Curious George, or Tintin). I only discovered Eloise when I saw the old movie (with Julie Andrews as Nanny) on Disney channel when I was in college and learned that it was based on
about 1 month ago - No comments
… it’s time to break open those piggy banks. Tomorrow Right now, a signed copy of Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games and a signed copy of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be are up for grabs in an online auction. Update (13 Jul): The signed Hunger Games is currently
about 2 months ago - 6 comments
I have a confession to make: books are not my only vice. Novelty candy, slurpees, microwavpe popcorn, best and worst dressed lists, foodie reality shows, Merrie Melodies, Disney Channel, rom-com movies, ABBA, Madonna, pop-art shirts — the list goes on and on. This is why I was instantly drawn to this delightful book: The Encyclopedia
about 3 months ago - 2 comments
I love little books, and I’ve got a growing collection of them on various different subjects — they’re just so much fun to read, they often feature great art or photos, and they’re easy to stuff into odd nooks and crannies in my bookshelves! Here are a bunch of pocket-sized reads I finished recently: Fountain
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
A few months back, I did a review of a series of trivia books and I’ve finished a bunch more since then. I have a habitual vice of poring into tomes of useless information, especially when I’m too stressed to read continuously, or when I need a break from long narratives. This time around, I
about 7 months ago - 20 comments
I avoided bookstores last December because I’m prone to splurging more at the end of the year (and God knows I have entirely too many books waiting for me at home) but there was one book that I couldn’t pass up buying, because of its sheer entertainment value (for me, at least). It’s a book
about 10 months ago - 8 comments
I’ve been hearing so much about this book in the last year, and for some reason I forgot that my cousin Dianne gave me a copy of this book last Christmas, as it got buried in the TBR pile. Thankfully I managed to dig it out sometime before the flood so it didn’t get wet
about 1 year ago - 15 comments
Thank you to all those who joined my Deathly Hallows Giveaway! I received 45 entries in total, and using a random list generator, I assigned random numbers to all the giveaway entries. I was supposed to post this tomorrow, but I’ve got a health book discussion (and a bikram yoga session) with my book club,
about 1 year ago - 24 comments
I never dog-ear pages — it destroys the fibers of the page — but I rarely go out of my way to buy bookmarks because I tend to forget them inside the book I’m reading. I have a small pile of freebie bookmarks, too — my sister collects for me from various counters in Singapore,
about 1 year ago - 26 comments
Finally, the third part of this year’s Harry Potter celebration! I’ve blogged about the Harry Birthday Party my cousin and I threw a couple of years ago, and I’ve shared my Harry Potter Book Collection with you guys too. Today I’m giving away my extra hardcover copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Bloomsbury