http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog There are millions of blogs in the world. This one is mine. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:26:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I only get two weeks between the end of one term and the beginning of another...in those two weeks I always have lofty goals.  This time my plan was to clean the entire house top to bottom, get some new pants altered, finish the sweater I am knitting and read a ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=307 I have not been here all summer but take my word for it I have been busy. Every summer I say I won't teach more than two classes but I ended up with three this summer plus I agreed to give the  two opening lectures in a series to celebrate a local synagogue's ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=306    http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=305 LOVE THIS http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=303 It looked like rain this morning. I had to grab a jacket before leaving the house. Now it is warm, sunny and breezy; this might qualify for wind anywhere else but at the tail end of the windy season (i.e. May) this day seems downright pleasant. The ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=302 Many months ago my mother lent me a thick paperback copy of Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. I am a fast reader, very fast in fact, but this book took me a long time to read. Sometimes it felt like a chore. And the funny thing is, this book is ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=301 I am wishing I had these: Summer home in Sweden (LOOOVE it!) Red shoes mystery novel Any Camilla Engman painting What is on your wishlist? http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=299 In the spirit of SouleMama's Friday moment: http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=297 Right now I am striving for a nice balance of quality and quantity.  This time last year I was freelancing for more publications but making less money and stressing about pitching ideas.  I am now focusing on two publications mainly and getting paid more (and as these are generally book ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=296 http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=295 I found this review  of my review... Also, found this reference to one of my reviews. http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=292 Here is a review of The Midnight Charter that I don't think I linked to before. And here is an interview I did with the author, David Whitney. http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=291 I am lucky to manage a post a month lately so here is February's right on the first!  Don't get too excited, it is just a bunch of links to a bunch of reviews.  More soon on books I am reading but not reviewing and also some author interviews...perhaps in ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=290 I didn't get my picks for best books of the year in over at Bookreporter in time so thought I would share with you my favorites.  These are not all new books, but the best ones I've read (that I remember) this year.  Some are new and some are just ... http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=288     http://www.citizenbeta.com/sblog/?p=287