Yearly Archives: 2014

Book Recommendations, Please!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by At Home With Books

1. I have a gift card burning a hole in my pocket and would like to order a new release in the next month or two. What book are you looking forward to that you would recommend? Right now I’m … Continue reading →

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Book Finds

Posted on November 19, 2014 by At Home With Books

Some recent books that have caught my attention: All of the following book descriptions are from the publishers’ blurbs Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder – Releases December 12, 2014 Pioneer Girl follows the Ingalls family’s journey … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, New Books, Nonfiction, Novels | 9 Comments

My Own Personal Readathon

Posted on November 8, 2014 by At Home With Books

Rarely do I have a day with no obligations and an opportunity to read as much as I want to, so I am going to seize the day and have my own mini readathon. I’ll add updates to this post … Continue reading →

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Mini Reviews: Fiction, Film Memoir, and Futuristic Fantasy

Posted on October 29, 2014 by At Home With Books

As You Wish is Cary Elwes’ memoir of his time filming The Princess Bride. I love The Princess Bride and greatly enjoyed reading this memoir of the filming process. Cary Elwes played Westley in the movie, and his recollections alone … Continue reading →

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Life in Motion – Review

Posted on October 3, 2014 by At Home With Books

I think it’s common to have a fascination with something that we can’t do; something so far out of reach of our own abilities that we just can’t look away when given the opportunity. For some this may be Olympic … Continue reading →

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Outlander Series & Written in My Own Heart’s Blood

Posted on September 23, 2014 by At Home With Books

It seems like all that my friends can talk about lately is the Outlander series on Starz. I’m sure I would be gushing about it too if I actually subscribed to Starz. I did watch the first episode online for … Continue reading →

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I Quit This Book

Posted on September 18, 2014 by At Home With Books

I’ll admit it, I have an insatiable appetite for reading, and since I let my reading mood take me where it may it leads to a lot of abandoned books. I thought it would be fun to post about these … Continue reading →

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2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson – Review

Posted on September 9, 2014 by At Home With Books

I was looking back over my notes from when I was reading 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson and surprised to see that they could be summed up by the heading “Reasons Why I Hate This Book.” Yet I didn’t completely … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Salon – September 7

Posted on September 7, 2014 by At Home With Books

Last week in reading I finished: Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland Lock In by John Scalzi Agent Storm: My Life Inside al Qaeda and the CIA by Morten Storm This weekend I started reading The Name … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoirs, Nonfiction | 7 Comments

Book Finds

Posted on August 6, 2014 by At Home With Books

Some of my recent book finds – books that I hope to read soon, one way or another. All of the descriptions are the publishers’ blurbs. The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter – Releases September 2, 2014. Gray’s deep … Continue reading →

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