Merry Wanderer of the Night [01/30/09] 

  • Weekly Geeks: 2009-04

    This week's Weekly Geek is inspired by Dewey's Knit-a-Long, a mini challenge of Dewey's Reading Challenge. Dewey had other passions besides reading and blogging. Knitting was one of them. This made me think, what are the Weekly Geek's other passions?#1. What are you passionate about besides reading and blogging? For example, are …

  • Giveaway-The Italian Lover, by Robert Hellenga

    An exhilarating novel of romance, art, and food in Florence, featuring the beloved Margot Harrington, who graced Robert Hellenga's The Sixteen Pleasures. Margot Harrington's memoir about her discovery in Florence of a priceless masterwork of Renaissance erotica - and the misguided love affair it inspired - is now, 25 years later, …

  • Last week Ali challenged us to think about the classics. She gave us four questions, and allowed us to mix and match.1) How do you feel about classic literature? Are you intimidated by it? Love it? Not sure because you never actually tried it? Don't get why anyone reads anything else? Which classics, if any, have you truly loved? …