Folk, rock, reggae, oldies, jazz, classical, some hip-hop, a little pop, this and that.
Books
First, some beloved authors: Dr. Seuss, Beatrix Potter, A.A. Milne, Louisa May Alcott, L.M. Montgomery, J.R.R. Tolkein, C.S. Lewis, Helen Lester, Holly Hobbie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louise Erdrich, Howard Frank Mosher, Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Katherine Paterson, Dennis Lehane, Louise Erdrich, O. Henry, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, the Bronte sisters.
Next, books I've read over the years (mostly not by the authors above--that would be repetitious) that have stuck with me:
Miss Jellytot's Visit (I read that one more times than I could count), the Nancy Drew series (and the Boxcar Children and the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys and the Happy Hollisters and Encyclopedia Brown--pretty much any kid detective series I got my hands on), Jacob Have I Loved, the Witch of Blackbird Pond, Tuck Everlasting, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fallen Angels, Jane Eyre (possibly my favorite book of all time), The Shadow of the Wind (a close second), She's Come Undone, The Things They Carried, Corelli's Mandolin, Ahab's Wife, The Highest Tide. (More to come, I am sure.)
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"She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain." (Louisa May Alcott)
As I am currently experiencing some personal turmoil and have had no time for reading lately, I am sorry to say that Bound To Read is taking a vacation from blogging. Thanks to those of you who've been reading the blog--I'll try to be back soon!
I'm a total booknerd who decided recently (at 3:00 in the morning) that I wanted to start my own blog on books. I'll be writing about what I'm reading currently, news from the book world, and maybe throw in some other things that interest me from time to time. I look forward to hearing back from people--book recommendations and reviews are welcome!
The original IT guy--hilarious for book nerds and computer geeks alike. (P.S. This has subtitles, so you can watch it even if you don't have sound capabilities or are at work and don't want your boss to know you're slacking.)
Who I'd like to meet: Make that "I'd like you to meet..."
Here are some really great book blogs I've found while tooling around the 'net--check them out and see what you think!
The Written Nerd Book Slut Bookseller Chick Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast Book Girl's Nightstand The Millions A really cool bookstore blog from Subterranean Books
And please check out Book Sense, the portal to your local independent bookstore. Just type in your zip code and find out who's in your area. Plus, book reviews from hundreds of devoted bookloving booksellers from all over the country.
The Summer 2007 Issue of The Smoking Poet is online now! Our thanks to our many fine contributors in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, book and cigar reviews. To our many readers, we hope you will continue to read and enjoy TSP as we grow.
A standing ovation to Dorianne Laux, poet extraordinaire and one of today's beacons of word-light in contemporary poetry; don't miss our feature author interview with Dorianne. Even her answers to our probing questions are sheer poetry.
Also, feature poet Lori Williams, one of our newest discoveries, soon to be yours, whose poetry evokes wave upon wave of emotion.
Poetry by Michelle Bitting Abrams, Forrest Armstrong, Matty Bram, Ryan Crossan, Joshua Daniel, Gabriel Dey, Edna Floretta, Dan Halpern, Jennifer Harding, William K. Lawrence, Adrienne Lewis, C O McCauley, Ryan McLellan, Peter Magliocco, Christopher Major, Crawdad Nelson, Lori Noll, Judith Skillman, Ray Succre.
Fiction by Theadora Brack, Roger Real Drouin, Sarah Hohman, Louisa Howerow, Craig Kirchner, Wayne Scheer, Lori Williams.
Non-Fiction by Andrew D. Blechman, Jeannette Cézanne, Jothy Rosenberg.
Six book reviews, five cigar reviews, links and resources for writers and cigar aficionados - something for every reader.
Visit The Smoking Poet today and immerse yourself in smoky pleasure...
Of wives...who would rather have their husbands to hold
Of children...who would rather have their dad or mom at home.
Of mothers...who have buried their sons/daughters
Of fathers...whose feet their children followed
Of the men and women fighting a nightmare of their own -
one they will carry with them until the same song plays,
the same flag drapes and the same tears fall
just as they watched in pain their friends and comrades
committing what they will come to call "wrongs"
by which they lived..by which they survived...
nightmares they will carry with them throughout their lives.
It doesn't go away when the guns are laid down..
It doesn't go away when they return home...
It doesn't go away for them - why should it for you?
God Bless Our Veterans of Wars Past & Present
Remember those who have lost loved ones as much as you remember the ones who were lost and don't forget to pray for those who are out there everyday fighting for your freedom...
JUNCTURE is in search of the Bohemian Intelligensia. We hope that we're your type.
Check us out-- a collaboration of 50 of our time's finest artists in story, drawing and song, featuring Vernon Reid, DJ Spooky, Carl Hancock Rux, Jonathan Lethem... CHECK OUT SAMPLE STORIES ON OUR BLOG, MUSIC ON OUR PAGE, DRAWINGS AT JUNCTURE.TV.
Songs on the CD based on stories in the book. Drawings based on stories are in the book.
UNDER 2$ ON AMAZON RIGHT NOW, both book and CD, NO JOKE-- book and CD sold separately
My 4th novel "Acts of Kindness" is now listed as available of its publisher's website. Surf by my website for a read of the back cover text; the cover art will be added shortly.
