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Welcome to the Twitterature link-up! For the lowdown, head over here, or try this Cliff Notes version: this is the place to share short, casual reviews of books you’ve been reading.
Here’s what I’ve been reading
Evensong, Gail Godwin
I have a tower of books I’ve never read, but I was dying to re-read this novel. Then I realized it was an Advent book. Perfect timing. #RereadingIsTheBestReading. #SouthernFiction
Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading, Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone
If you ever read books with kids, it’s worth reading through this how-to handbook at least once. #BooksArePuzzles #PaperGains
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, Austin Kleon
Write the book you want to read. Side projects are important. Geography is no longer our master. I put off reading this one for way too long. Wise, fun, fast. #KickInThePants
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, Mason Currey
A glimpse into the working habits of 237 writers, painters, architects, composers, etc, from Benjamin Franklin to Woody Allen, Sylvia Plath to Twyla Tharp. So.many.addictions. #fascinating
Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great, Danielle Walker
Soaked almonds! Sesame crock-pot chicken! Maple sage sausage! My whole family is enjoying getting familiar with this #paleo cookbook.
What have you been reading lately?Â
37 comments
I thought you “might” do a Jane Austen-themed Twitterature since today is her birthday. But I did! Thanks for the link-up; it made me happy to write about Jane-inspired books this month.
Can’t wait to read them!
Nope, but I enjoyed reading yours!
I’ve never heard of Evensong, but it sounds like a nice read. I love the comfort of re-reading. For books I’ve really enjoyed, it transports me back to the place and time when I first read the book.
What a great list. Somehow I have not read any of these books- not even Deconstructing Penguins which sounds right up my alley! Can’t wait to grow my to be read pile!!
I think I want to read all but one of these – what a tempting list of books!
I’m curious about the Deconstructing Penguins book – I’ve read 3 or 4 books about reading to kids already – would you still recommend reading this one?
Hmmm. It’s definitely different than The Read Aloud Handbook, or What to Read When. If your library has a copy I’d pick it up and at least flip through it. This one’s geared towards discussing books with kids, especially grade schoolers.
I’m going to have to add Deconstructing Penguins to my list – it looks fabulous!
I love Evensong, and I’ve been meaning to read Steal Like an Artist. Sounds fun!
Evensong looks wonderful — thank you for the tip! Daily Rituals also looks like my kind of book.
Evensong looks so good. Interested to hear how it’s an Advent book. Thanks for hosting this every month 🙂
Just that it’s specifically set during the Advent season, which also turns out to be important to the plot, and a huge plot theme is the waiting.
These are all new to me. I’m looking forward to reading them.
I’ve read Godwin’s Father Melancholy’s Daughter and A Southern Family. Her characters stayed with me long after I was done. Must read more of her books!
I’m doing some re-reading of my own: The Book of Three, a childhood favorite. And I’m about 100 pages into Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children.
Evensong is the follow-up to Father Melancholy’s Daughter (so now I want to re-read that one, too). I’ve never read A Southern Family. I’d like to read more of her books but need to figure out which ones to start with.
I had no idea! Must get to it. I first heard of Gail Godwin from Honey for a Woman’s Heart. Have you read it? I mined hundreds of titles from that book.
I haven’t seen that book in years! It’s probably worth picking up again. But then again, my to-be-read list doesn’t need any “help” at the moment. 🙂
I thought twitterrature was going to be a treatise on twitter :)I just saw against the grain in costco
I’ve read everything we have at home, and, since it’s snowed three times in the last week, I don’t really feel like venturing out to the library right now, so I’m actually reading one of my son’s books called- don’t laugh- Cryptid Hunter. (Hey, I was desperate. I go crazy when I don’t have something to read!) I’m actually,enjoying it, though, and, truth be told, I do usually get most of my books in the young adult section of the library. My teenage daughter and I often share books. Maybe it makes me feel younger. Sigh…
I just added way too many books to my reading list after going through all the posts. Thanks for hosting, Anne!
Oh, Steal Like an Artist sounds so good.
Ok, I have a long list of books I would love to dive into, but can’t seem to get started on this reading thing since having kids 4 years ago. Any tips on reading as a mom with little ones at home?
Cori, I wrote a little about that here.
glad to come across your link-up, I love to see what other people are reading!
My husband (a painter by craft) and I read Steal Like an Artist this year. I think my biggest take away was that there is really nothing new under the sun 🙂 It’s so comforting to know that everything really has been done before. We just put our own stamp on it … our own personalities … our own life experiences, hopes, dreams, mistakes, lessons.
Daily Rituals has piqued my interest for awhile now. Did you read the blog beforehand? (http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/artists/) I haven’t hit the buy button simply because I’ve been wondering if it’s a repeat of that information.
No, I didn’t read the blog beforehand. First I heard about the book, then the blog–but my understanding is that the book is a compilation of the blog. So it’s worth getting if the convenience of having everything in one place appeals to you … but not worth getting if you only want the book if you’re getting new material.