I Read Banned Books! Do You?

Banned Books Week!!!  I love this week!  (Although I wish we didn’t need it in the first place).  Today is the beginning of Banned Books Week which runs from today, September 26th, to October 3rd.
From the American Library Association:
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.  [...]

In Which I Finally Blog About the Whole Blogging Thing

The purpose of my book blog isn’t to talk about blogging.  It’s to talk about books.  So while I participate in a lot of online conversations about blogging via Twitter, Ning, or other people’s blog posts, you’ll very rarely see me using this space to talk about the actual process of blogging.
Except for today.
I couldn’t [...]

The Utah Book Bloggers Summer Social – Photos of a Few of Your Favorite Bloggers and Authors

I’m very fortunate to live in Utah.  Utah not only has a HUGE author presence but also HUGE number of book bloggers.  Meeting bloggers, specifically bloggers who blog about books, bloggers who actually speak your language and don’t roll their eyes at you is a very satisfying experience.  Meeting people that you “know” from the [...]

Do Some Picture Books Teach Our Children Irrational Fears and Behaviors?

Two months ago my oldest boy who is about to turn four (FOUR!) had no clue that he was supposed to be scared of the dark.  None.  Never occurred to him.
We never left a light on for him at night and he was fine wandering around with all the lights off.  A few weeks ago, [...]

Technical Difficulties: I Just *Might* Be Back Up, Anybody Still Out There?

Well, after five days of my blog going through some huge angst, I am hoping that things are starting to be more normal around here.  It’s been very unsettling to have my online presence literally just disappear. 
To make a long story short, after my hosting company continually suspended my blog for using too many resources on [...]