Posted in Reading on Jan 29th, 2010
I know there are women out there who love being pregnant. They find it a generative, fecund, creative, feminine, beautiful experience.
I am not one of those women.
In my humble opinion, pregnancy bites. Even an easy pregnancy like mine bites. The nausea, the heartburn, the nasty taste in your mouth, the chronic impaction, the [...]
Posted in Reading on Jan 26th, 2010
The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg, winner of the 1997 Newbery Medal.
If I ever have to go to the proverbial desert island, this book will be in the waterproof trunk I pack. I do not even know where to begin to explain to you why I love this book, why I think everyone should [...]
Once more, this agent seemed like a good fit. On paper anyway. She’s especially interested in mature YA. She’s drawn to historical and fantasy stories. She likes foreign environments when writers evoke them perfectly and enjoys books that delve into the complexity of relationships. She prefers things that are more on the literary side of [...]