Books and Chocolate

So, I'm up to Chapter 90 of Moby-Dick .  I really did mean to finish by July 15, but I'm pretty certain that's not going to h...

Happy Bastille Day!!!  I haven't been reading nearly as much French literature this month as I wanted, but the other day I was lucky ...

I found this great meme created by The Book Jotter (via Helen's blog, She Reads Novels ).  The idea is to look back at the books yo...

What is it about mysteries that makes them such perfect summertime reading?  I was looking for a fun, quick read for the holiday weekend,...

I chose Peking Picnic by Ann Bridge as one of my TBR Pile Challenge books this year because I'd bought a Capuchin Classics editio...

And the winner of my Back to the Classics Mid-Year Giveaway is. . . .  Ruthiella!! She's won her choice of Penguin Clothb...

So, I've made it through fifty chapters of Moby-Dick -- about 250 pages, which is about 40 percent. Though I'm behind the ori...

Well, it's almost halfway through 2014, so I thought I'd check in and see how everyone's doing with the Back to the Classics ...

Sometimes when I read books off my TBR Pile Challenge list, it's kind of a slog, and I wonder why I bothered keeping this book arou...

Once again, I have signed up to participate in the annual Paris in July blogging event.  If you haven't heard about it, it's host...