Category Archives: Books

I’ll be “Thankfully Reading” next weekend/week

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I have off work seven days in a row for Thanksgiving this year, from Nov. 17 through Nov. 23. I already have planned to spend most of that time reading so when I heard about Thankfully Reading Weekend being sponsored … Continue reading

First World Problem No. 222: E-book difficulties

I’m not having very good luck with e-books recently. Last month, I downloaded Dorothy Sayers’ book Whose Body?, the first Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, in the wrong format from the Free Library of Philadelphia. Instead of being in Adobe EPUB, … Continue reading

64 down, at least six to go

This past week I finished two books: Five Little Pigs, the 24th Hercule Poirot, by Agatha Christie, and A Bad Day for Sorry, the first of the Bad Day series, by Sophie Littlefield. Last month wasn’t a very good reading … Continue reading

Going mostly British, including Gavin and Stacey again

So this morning I finally began Five Little Pigs, the 24th Hercule Poirot, by Agatha Christie, with only two days left on loan as an e-book from the Free Library of Philadelphia. I think I’ll probably have it finished by … Continue reading

Pulp Fiction, no, not the movie…

Just a quick check-in this morning because I’m heading out with my parents to a surprise birthday party for my aunt, who is turning 80 in a couple of weeks. After being sick last week, I haven’t been doing too … Continue reading