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Wondrous Words Wednesday

May 26, 2010

2010/04/WondrousWordsFor book club this month, I read Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale.

The only word I didn’t recognize was:

Gher- a tent-like dwelling for a nomad in Central Asia.

You can see a great picture of one on Flickr.

Have you ever heard of a gher? What new words did you stumble across this week?

This is a weekly event hosted at Bermuda Onion.com. Check it out if you're interested in joining or reading related posts by other bloggers.

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Mailbox Monday

May 24, 2010 2010

Hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page, Mailbox Monday is where readers can share what books they received in the mail, purchased, or borrowed last week.

Books in my Mailbox:

Darcy’s Voyage by Kara Louise from Sourcebooks

Books I purchased:

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

Lost & Found by Jacqueline Sheehan

The Lace Reader [...]

Wondrous Words Wednesday

May 5, 2010 2010

I think I have a pretty good vocabulary, but I’m always coming across words in my reading that I don’t know.
On Wednesdays, I look them up, and then I share them with you. This week’s words are taken from The Canine Condition by Alex Vardamis.
Do you know any of these words?

Canophobe: I can’t find a [...]

It’s Monday! What are you Reading?

May 3, 2010 2010

The Canine Condition
by Alex Vardamis

The Highest Stakes
by Emery Lee

Little Bee
by Chris Cleave

Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann

Tears to Triumph
by Dawn Marie Daniels, Candace Sandy,
and Dr. Jarralynne Agee

Weekly Geeks 2010-5: Author Fun Facts

February 9, 2010 2010

One of my favorite writers is Phyllis A. Whitney. I think I’ve read nearly all of her books. I love the mystery, the romance, and trying to figure out if the person we think is the good guy is really not good after all.
At one time I had a few shelves filled with her books. [...]

Wondrous Words

February 3, 2010 2010

I’m taking a Renaissance literature class this semester where we’re reading The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. I am finding lots of words that either I didn’t know, or they have slightly different meanings today.
The English language has really changed a lot since the 1500s!

Do you know any of these words?
ought = also spelled aught [...]

Weekly Geeks: Winter Reading

February 2, 2010 2010

Winters in Utah seem to go on forever, and some days it’s hard to remember when you last saw the sun peek through the cloudy, and sometimes downright smoggy, inversions that settle in.
I don’t know about you, but when winter seems its dreariest, I find myself ready to hibernate under my favorite blanket with a [...]

It’s Monday! What are you Reading?

February 1, 2010 2010

This is a weekly event hosted by J.Kaye’s Book Blog
Check it out if you’re interested in joining or finding out what others are reading.

Here’s What’s on my Reading List This Week:

The Spark
by Chris Downie

This looked interesting. I’m hoping it will help me reach some of my New Year’s Resolutions.

A Balcony Over the Fakihani
by Liyana Badr

How [...]