Category Archives: Memoir
Itching for More
There are certain books I’m always tempted to buy, even though I already own them. When I spot them on the shelf at Half-Price, my fingers get itchy and I want to save them from their lonely existence in limbo. … Continue reading
Filed under Literature, Memoir, Reading - General
Books I Want My Kids to Read, Part 2
Back about 1 million years before Cate and I both hit the blogging/reading doldrums, I wrote a post about children’s books I wanted my kids to eventually read. I also promised there would be a future installment. Well, guess what? … Continue reading
Filed under Literature, Memoir, Nonfiction
Light, Good Reads
It’s going to get pretty listy around here for a bit with our book logs coming out soon, but a comment on a recent post made me want to write a list of great light reads. As you may know, … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Literature, Literature, Memoir
The Elephant Reviews: Ragnarok
Ragnarok: The End of the Gods by A. S. Byatt is a lot of things. It is, yes, a retelling of the famous Norse myth. It is also a story about a girl during World War II struggling with religious … Continue reading
Filed under Literature, Memoir, Reviews
Jason’s April Book Log
For those who may not be aware, I have been doing monthly book logs for a long time on my blog. Recently, Cate has been doing them bi-monthly on her blog. Now, we’ll both be doing them monthly here. Cate’s … Continue reading
Filed under Book Logs, Literature, Memoir, Poetry
Baseball Book Review
I have a book review of a memoir called Third Base for Life up today over at The Hardball Times. Head over and check it out if that kind of thing gets your engine running.
