lit*chick

Excuses, excuses

I would have written reviews this weekend except I became captivated by the blog Orangette. And then I had to read all 4 years of archives. And bookmark some of her recipes. And look up her brother who owns several well-known restaurants in the DC area (DC Coast, TenPenh,Acadiana, Ceiba).  And that's my story. Oh, and it all started while I was looking up titles for the Coming Soon section. And I found her book. And then the blog. And then, well, you know.

On a high note, since there was a lot of football on tv, no one really noticed.

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Online Bookclub & a Giveaway

I'm not making much progress in my December stacks. I've been stuck in the same 4 books for over a week. And I like them all, so putting them aside doesn't feel right.  Having so many family birthdays (5) right before Christmas is no joke.

Back to business:

• Guernsey questions are up.  And if you look to the right - I made a widget. It's not fancy, but you are welcome to add it to your blog. And I think you can resize it :)

• Online bookclub has a new home, (to the left), and I'm keeping up the older posts until I can transition them to the new site. Look for some small changes to the blog to make navigating a bit easier. It's getting crowded and cleaning it up should be easier than cleaning my closet. Ouch.

• If you have any suggestions for 2009 Online Bookclub selections, I'd be interested in doing some reader's choice months. Please email me this week if you are interested.

• I got a lovely email from Andrew Davidson, author of The Gargoyle, on goodreads. If you haven't joined yet, don't be intimidated by the daunting task of adding all your books right away. But perhaps for 2009 we can be goodreads friends?

AND

• a QUICK giveaway. I completely forgot I had this book to giveaway - I realize it would have been nice to have earlier in the holiday season, but it will still  be a nice addition to your library.

Let the Merrymaking Begin - Christmas with Mary Engelbreit Volume 1. (note: my cover is a little different - much more Maryish)

Leave a comment by midnight tonight. Winner on Friday am.

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This Week In Lit*Chick Land

On the blog:

• My interview with Joshua Henkin.
• Q&A
• An Etsy list.

• Details on the Reading Round Robin

On the homefront:

• Making this for a teacher luncheon. Our house smells like a tiki bar.
• Must finish 39 Clues: Maze of Bones. KWB flew through it this weekend. It is the next big thing for pre-tweeners - series of 10 books, including cards, and online clues. I think I'm on board.
• New car inspection. Yes, you read that right. We got a new-to-us car. Woohoo.
• 1/2 day of school on Friday.
• Make plans for the O's extensive dental work.  Operation Improve Oral Hygiene is go.

• Soccer. Lots of practice.

During our weekend visit to the Cricket Bookshop, I picked up a new cookbook. 

 The Good-to-Go Cookbook

The layout is simple, it is easy to reference - so even though there are no new or original recipes I am comforted that I can throw something easy together for a snack, lunch, or dinner. Nothing requires strange ingredients or pureeing. And it isn't about trickery - just fast food from my own kitchen.  I'll let you know if we stop eating cereal for dinner...

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A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

Questions are posted here for They Did It With Love.

And I'm still waiting to hear what you thought of Breaking Dawn here.

Finally, if there are any other books you wanna talk about, just let me know.

Coming up:

• Lots of reviews - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, In the Woods, In the Land of Invisible Women, Live a Little, The Smart One and the Pretty One & more
• Basement pics (ooh, ahh)
• The unveiling of the new & improved Chick List by rating.
• A Back to School booklist. We go back on the 28th :)
• My new calling cards - if I have your address, you're getting one.
• Introducting a Circle BookClub - like a circle journal but with books - you'll see it will be fun!

From Allison (my honorary research asst) this: Creature Comforts freebies - this website rocks. Thanks, girlfriend!

All this, and everyday life too, where does the time go?  I need some extra hours - got any to spare?

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Edited: fixed the links - sorry.