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Showing posts with label book challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book challenge. Show all posts
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Corn Dodgers inspired by Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Corn Dodgers inspired by Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Corn Dodgers with Maple Apples and Jowl Bacon inspired by Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
It's time for another vampire book and a movie challenge, and this month Kimberly has chosen Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for both the book and the movie to discuss. I'd already watched and forgotten the movie when it was first released on dvd. Apparently it wasn't that memorable. So, I figured I'd start from scratch—read the book and then watch the movie again.

What I didn't realize until I had the book in my hands is that it was written by Seth Grahame-Smith, who is also the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies...which I read last month and absolutely loved. That was a pleasant surprise. Here's the thing about Grahame-Smith—he's kind of a master at what he does. And whether this says something about the school systems (yes, more than one) that I grew up in or something about me, I'm going to go ahead and put it out there. I learned more about the history of Abraham Lincoln reading this book than I knew before I started it.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

This Year I'm Going to #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks | My Challenge Log

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

This Year I'm Going to #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks | My Challenge Log

Read My Own Damn Books Challenge 2016
Being a gastronome and a bibliophile can be dangerous to one's living space. Stacks of books piled precariously on tables and floors, shelves sagging under the weight of "too many" books, plastic storage tubs so heavy that it takes all your might just to scoot them a few inches either way...yeah, it's like that. And while many of these books are beloved favorites that I'd never be able to part with, I'm guessing that at least 1/3 of them are ones that I haven't gotten around to reading yet.

I tend to save certain books to read later because they're mine. "Oh, I'll just read this review book or this library book or this new release in a favorite series first. That's mine, so I can get to it any time." Only I rarely do. So I've decided that I need to crack those perfect spines and get to reading. This way, I can start clearing out our already small living space. If I read it and love it, I will keep it. If not, I will pass it on to somebody who I think will love it, I'll donate it, or I'll add it to my paperback swap shelf.
Thursday, December 3, 2015

Foodies Read 2016: My Challenge Log

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Foodies Read 2016: My Challenge Log

Foodies Read 2016: My Challenge Log
With the new year quickly approaching, I've decided that I need a new challenge. While I do share books and cookbooks on a fairly regular basis already, I came across the Foodies Read Challenge hosted by Heather at Based On A True Story recently and decided to hold myself a little more accountable. I do have several shelves, piles, and boxes of books that I've been "meaning to" devote some time to anyway.

I hope you'll enjoy following along with this challenge. I will post the titles I've read on this page, as well as links to the monthly link-ups at Based On A True Story so that you have some great resources for titles to add to your own shelf or as gift ideas for the foodie bookworms in your life.