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Author Archives: Katy K.
I haven’t died, Really
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares In this sequel to the teen bestseller The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, we follow – you guessed it – the summer after our four friends’ sophomore year of high school. … Continue reading
Fantasy Fluff
Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff This is a fun little fantasy book loaned to me by my dear mother. I think it’s set in Ottawa, though I’d have to look that up to be sure – definitely a major … Continue reading
Books and Pirates
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman This book, published all the way back in 1998, was loaned to me by my good friend Alison. It is a collection of essays about books and reading, every one … Continue reading
Tintenherz
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Yay, children’s fantasy! I think this is the third book by Funke that I’ve read, and so far it’s my favorite. It has lots of nice thinky ideas in addition to a compelling plot and characters. … Continue reading
Everywhere Babies
Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. I first read this book a while back, but now that I’m writing a review of it for the library web page, I find that I’ve never reviewed it here. And … Continue reading
Green
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Decorations by Charles Vess. I was both excited and surprised to find this book in the children’s fairy tale section at the library; I am most … Continue reading
Knitting Porn
Mr. Froggie Pants was three months old before I finished the little baby mittens that I’d started before he was born, and which the book said would take just a few hours for an experience knitter. So looking at patterns … Continue reading
The Half-Blood Prince
Well, I finally finished the book I was rereading, and finished the new Harry Potter. Yay! And big thanks to Sean (who won’t read this) for loaning us the Canadian edition, so we can have our crisps and jumpers instead … Continue reading
Veggie Power
This summer we’re getting a large bag of produce from a local farm every week – an assortment of whatever they have in season. I’m sure we’re eating better than usual, and we’re getting better at using up our share … Continue reading
Marriage
Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz Is marriage as an institution in crisis? The answer seems to be yes almost uniformly, although what the problem is and what to do about … Continue reading
