They Know Me So Well : Banned Books Mug

  Targeted advertising can be a bit creepy sometimes.  I have to admit though, I kind of like finding obscure things that tickle my fancy, that I wouldn't seek out myself but am happy to see.  This morning I was shopping on Amazon when this mug was presented to me as a recommended item.  I think all serious readers delight in enjoying a banned book.  We like talking about how silly it is to ban them, how good and thoughtful they usually are, wondering what there is to be afraid of.  So, for all my reader friends, think about how much you enjoy a banned book and how much  better your coffee would taste in a banned book mug.

You can buy this mug here.

Pride, Prejudice & Zombies And Flashes of Hilarity

Sometimes you read something so fantastic you have to share it.  This sentence qualifies.
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I was reading along last night, frankly feeling just a bit bored with Pride, Prejudice & Zombies.  I've read Pride and Prejudice twice in the last five years and I was thinking I'd enjoy the Zombie version more if it had been longer since I'd read the original.  Then I read the chapter from Charlotte Lucas' pointe of view.  The whole chapter was short and sweet and so subtly funny it made me like the whole book more.  With renewed interest, I now look forward to the second half of the book.

The Bookworm Mom Struggle is Real: Read to My Kids or Read to Myself?

I'm reading one of my favorite books with my younger kids and as we read the delicious description of the wonderfully horrible Trunchbull last night, I found myself in a bit of a dilemma.  I was genuinely enjoying reading to my kids but I had been looking forward to bedtime all night so I could sneak away and read MY new book .  I realized I had discovered a main bookworm mom problem - keep reading to the kids or read for myself.  What a good problem to have!  In the end I read until the kids' really had to get to bed then sequestered myself in the bathroom so no one would bother me and read until I had to get to bed.  It was a good night.

(Oh, and Career of Evil is excellent.  I'm about a quarter of the way finished and normally by now I've got a pretty good handle on the bad guy in books like this, but not this time.  Rowling has given four possibilities and right now each is as likely as the next.  I love it when I can't figure the whole mystery right out of the box!)

The Struggle is Real

Move Aside Other Books, J.K. Rowling is Here!

Until midnight last night I was reading three books.  One was beautifully written and I was enjoying it immensely.  One was a recommendation from my daughter and I try to read what my kids recommend.  I'm appreciate it and can see why she liked it so well.  The third is the basis for a new movie coming out this fall that I may want to see so I decided I'd better read the book first.  Those books may as well have disappeared like a puff of wind at midnight though.  Amazon delivered Career of Evil, the latest by J.K. Rowling (under her pen name, Robert Galbraith, of course). It was like Christmas on my Kindle!  I won't even pretend to be as excited for a new Cormoran Strike book as I would be for more Harry Potter, but HELLO!  J.K. Rowling!  All in all the Strike books are good fun.  They're quick reads but too thoughtful to be throw aways.  Rowling always includes enough humor and red herrings to keep things interesting and honestly, they're a genre I'm  not normally drawn to so they're a fun change for me, too.  Because it was delivered after midnight I didn't allow myself to read a terrible lot (that silly sleep just insists on being part of my life), but I can tell you already that it's exciting and scary and I'm already hooked.  Today will be Career of Evil day at my house.  I'll let you know what I think when I've finished it.

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More Fantastic News for Harry Potter Fans!

Yesterday, I shared a few pages from the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  I thought that was wonderful, but then I logged on to Facebook this morning and discovered all seven Harry Potter books are now available directly from iTunes (iBooks).  (You've previously had to purchase the ebooks through Pottermore.)  AND!  It gets even better!  They are enhanced editions, with the original text, gorgeous animations and illustrations and even interactions (similar to the old Pottermore).  So yeah...  I now know I will be buying yet another set of these books because like a Star Wars fan who buys every single iteration of the original trilogy, I MUST have these!

First, check out this AMAZING trailer!



Second, read this description!

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Third, treat yourself to these books.  I am certain you need them.

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Attention! The Illustrated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Has Arrived!

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It is no secret that I'm a wonderfully nerdy Potterhead.  If it's Rowling Approved, I want it.  I've been eagerly awaiting the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for months and have already ordered it for my son (yeah, right - we all know who it's really for).  If you haven't seen the teaser pictures that have been released over the last several weeks, I've  compiled them into a happy little slideshow for your viewing pleasure.  

                                     

Of course this is just a taste of what's in the book.  With over 100 new illustrations by Jim Kay, the artist hand picked by Jo herself, this book will be a Harry Potter lover's dream. 

I'm SO excited to introduce my son to this series with such an exciting and beautiful edition!

J.K. Rowling Never Disappoints Me

One thing J.K. Rowling fans love most about her is the way she actually interacts with us on Twitter.  (She's kinda the queen of cool there.)  This exchange came to my attention today and I'm sure I'll be chuckling about it for a long time.

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