Pulitzer Prize 2010 Winners

The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced just moments ago! The winners in Letters, Drama, and Music:
FICTION
Tinkers by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press)
DRAMA
Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
HISTORY
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)
BIOGRAPHY
The First Tycoon: [...]

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon Update #3

I’m reading today in Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon!
I finished Born on a Blue Day which has been on my shelf FOREVER.  I wanted to read it as April is Autism Awareness Month.  Glad I read this one earlier in the day as it wasn’t one that tends to be a fast read.  [...]

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon Update #2

I’m reading today in Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon!
Went to bed last night way to late! I think I was too excited making the fruit dip which we shall consume later.  I felt completely dead when the alarm went off this morning and it took about a half hour to stop hitting the snooze button, [...]

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon Update #1 (And it Begins!)

I’m reading today in Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon with more than 350 other readers!  I was unable to participate in the fall, so I’ve been eager to get started!  I find myself with a partner this time!  Taylor, my husband, will be joining me as we struggle to also keep the kids occupied.  I [...]

The Birth House by Ami McKay

I bought the The Birth House by Ami McKay because I’m a sucker for pretty covers.  Knowing nothing about the book, nor having heard of it, The Birth House made its way home on the merits of the cover alone.  I just love the imagery in it.  And then when prepping for this post, I [...]