I was happily participating in my first Armchair BEA, but got knocked out of the last couple days due to oral surgery. Prior to the connective tissue graft that I had on Friday, I thought I’d spend the remainder of… Read More ›
Armchair BEA 2013
Armchair BEA: Literary Fiction
There is no definitive definition of literary fiction. It’s a bit like porn: hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Ha! Not really, but close. Sam over at Tiny Library offered a wonderfully concise definition of… Read More ›
Armchair BEA: Blogger Development
In case you missed yesterday’s post, I’m participating in Armchair BEA which runs from May 28-June 2, 2013. Each day different discussion questions are posted for book bloggers to write about and then visit other book blogs to get some… Read More ›
Armchair BEA: Genre: from Literary Theory Snob to Mystery Lover
Okay, so let me come clean. My previous post on the classics made me sound like I’ve always been judgement free when it comes to books and reading. The truth is, I was once a literary snob. I came close… Read More ›
Armchair BEA: Classics
My Favorite Classic The first discussion topic for Armchair BEA is classics. I was struck by a few of the questions the moderators asked, particularly these: If you could give a list of classics to someone who claims to hate… Read More ›
Armchair Book Expo America–Introduction
This is the first time I’m participating in Armchair Book Expo America. I attended BEA in the flesh one year and it was a fascinating experience. The Armchair BEA organizers have asked us to introduce ourselves, so here goes.Please tell… Read More ›