BOOKS and MORE

Teaser Tuesdays

2009-11-10T14:26:00.002-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

“And that's exactly what I did. I can't say that Shannon was particularly pleased about it, but it really did seem the sane way to handle this.”

~ p.152, “What Matters Most - diary of a teenage girl” by Melody Carlson

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks!

Book Giveaways

2009-09-15T13:02:00.001-05:00

Here are the latest and ongoing book giveaways on Found Not Lost. If you'd like to read any of these, get on over there and sign up for the giveaways!

Lucan by Susan Kearney
Prize: A copy of Lucan (5 winners)
Date: September 14-28, 2009

Stray Affections by Charlene Ann Baumbich
Prize: A copy of Stray Affections (1 winner)
Date: September 9-25, 2009 (Giveaway ends Sept 25)

Nurtureshock by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
Prize: A hardcopy of the book (5 winners)
Date: September 6-20, 2009 (Giveaway ends Sept 20)

The Blue Star by Tony Earley
Prize: A copy of The Blue Star (5 winners)
Date: September 3-16, 2009 (Giveaway ends Sept. 16)

So Many Books, So Little Time

2009-06-19T09:03:00.004-05:00

So little time to blog about them, that is. I have been reading more lately since the weather has gotten warmer, I like to sit in the backyard with an icy drink and a good book. I think I've read more books these past few months than I've had all of last year.

I'm a slow reader though, I like to savor words. Sometimes re-reading a favorite passage or reading aloud a particularly lyrical one. Some people can go through several books in a weekend. I'm lucky if I can manage one. It usually takes me a couple of days at least if I read all the way through.

Just Read...

2009-03-10T13:02:00.002-05:00

I just finished reading Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues which I got via PaperBack Swap. Some people didn't like the book because they claim it had too many sexual references in it, but I liked it. Stay tuned for my full review as soon as I get a chance to post it.

About Our Bookshelf

2008-04-29T15:51:00.004-05:00

Books, like food sustains us. Reading is what we do just because. This is our bookshelf where we list our books and other things that are on our shelf. Hope this helps you pick a good book to read.

I love to read whenever I can, which lately, is not very often. I usually like to read historical fictions, fantasy novels, science fiction, romance and biographies. Once in a while I throw in a few self-help and how-to books in the mix. I collect cook books and can be just as happy reading a cook book than a novel. I can spend hours reading the atlas and poring through maps. When I'm bored, I can read anything, even labels on stuff. The worst torture for me would be to sit in an empty room without any words anywhere to read.

I have three daughters who are also bookworms. They have a nasty book addiction which is close to keeping my perpetually broke and unable to afford my own genre. So I've been reading their books; which are actually not bad! I am now also hooked on juvenile fiction and children's novels. I'm working my way up to graphic novels, but my mind just can't get the hang of reading backwards (that's how the anime/manga books are formatted - Japanese style, going right to left, back to front).

I love going to yard sales and finding a great hardcover book for a $. That just makes my whole day :)