Coastal Horizons... books, beaches, and backroad adventures

Hurray for beautiful weather! We enjoyed these delicious Adirondack Margaritas last weekend, and I suspect a fresh batch will be mixed up t...

Another so-so month. I'm definitely not reading nearly as much as I used to, but life is busy and full. Have I mentioned how much I love...

Qwirkle Board Game

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Contemporary Fiction Finished on 4/27/07 Rating: 4.75/5 (Terrific!) ARC - Book due out on May 2...

Here's a list of my favorite Stephen King novels, as promised several weeks ago: Bag of Bones Cujo Dreamcatcher (recently review...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Young Adult Fiction/Fantasy Finished on 4/24/07 Rating: 4/5 (Very Good) This...

In spite of the late freeze we had earlier this month, our crab apple survived ( not so sure about our Star Magnolia and Japanese Maple ) an...

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks Contemporary Fiction Quit on 4/17/07 Rating: DNF Chunkster Challenge (incomplete) If the reader finds pleasure...

Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser Poetry Finished 4/16/07 Rating: 2.5/5 Average 2005 Winner Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Another collection...

My heart breaks for all the families and friends of those who died so tragically at Virginia Tech University on Monday, April 16th. Bloggin...

***Update: 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction*** The Road by Cormac McCarthy Fiction Finished on 3/27/07 Rating: 4/5 (Very Good) “I kno...

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris Contemporary Fiction Finished on 4/13/07 Rating: 3.5/5 (Good) 2007 TBR Challenge #4 I had been...