MissMeliss | June 14, 2008
I’m primarily a reader of books but there are times when a magazine is the best thing ever, and other times when there is no other reading material available. I like all kinds of magazines, but am especially partial to literary zines filled with short stories, and home decor / lifestyle publications like Real Simple [...]
MissMeliss | September 7, 2007
…died last night. She was one of my favorite authors, and her works have been important in my life. I wrote about it here.
MissMeliss | August 23, 2007
I’ve never been to North Carolina, except in books, and my fictional visits have never centered around Wilmington NC real estate, as much as they have beach houses on the Outer Banks, but even though I’ve never visited, it’s a place I’m drawn to. I blame Anne Rivers Siddons. Her novels, slightly more romance than [...]
MissMeliss | February 12, 2007
I’ve moved and redesigned my bookblog. It can now be found at Bibliotica.com. DO have a look?
MissMeliss | January 14, 2007
I’ve been playing hermit while I’ve been sick, and it’s only this weekend that I began to get stir crazy, largely because while I did find a stack of unread books, most were mystery-thrillers, and I just wasn’t in the mood for murder and mayhem. I did find a Barbara Delinsky novel called Looking for [...]
MissMeliss | November 16, 2006
Thirteen Things about MissMeliss: Books I Love to Re-read Certain Women, by Madeleine L’Engle. The Eight, by Katherine Neville Bread Alone, by Judith Ryan Hendricks Outside Lies Magic, by John R. Stilgoe Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg On Writing, Stephen King The Mists of Avalon, by Marian Zimmer Bradley Divine Secrets of the [...]
MissMeliss | August 26, 2006
Clarissa Peterson of First Book wrote this to me, and I promised to share: August 26 and 27 are Borders National Benefits Days. First Book is handing out a coupon for 10% off at Borders on those days – and an additional 10% of purchases made with the coupon will be donated back to First [...]
MissMeliss | August 21, 2006
I’m not a great fan of audiobooks, really, because they tend to take too long (I’m a fast reader), but the sinus pressure in my head and the new toy (green zen vision m (30 GB)) have combined to make me a temporary fan of the medium. My first was a total geekfest, the Alien [...]
MissMeliss | April 9, 2005
It’s evidently been quite a while since I posted a reading list, so I’m posting a quick wrap-up of everything I’ve read since the first of the year. I haven’t been reading much this year, so far, spending more time than usual with my own words, and with classes and things, but I’m in a [...]
MissMeliss | May 3, 2004
I wasn’t really in a reading mood in April. There are only six books on my list. Partly this is because work was knocking me out, and allergies and heat have been knocking me out, and taxes always make me not want to read. Partly it’s because I’ve been swimming. Mostly, it’s because I just [...]
Ink and paper are sometimes passionate lovers, oftentimes brother and sister, and occasionally mortal enemies.
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