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One of my most cherished tenets is that it takes a long time to civilize a child, from the state of barbarity in which it is born, to the kind of adult who listens to elderly people tell stories about … Continue reading →

Once again, it’s time for Dewey’s Read-a-Thon, a twice-yearly celebration of reading (and snacking). I’ve been planning to participate ever since it was announced, but I’ve been lax about the preparation this time. Never mind, though! I always have a … Continue reading →

Five years ago, I took a tentative step into the book blogosphere, and wrote my first “under construction” post. Three months later, Teresa joined me as my co-blogger, and the real Shelf Love was born. Since then, we’ve enjoyed a … Continue reading →

It’s that time again! Every three years, I lead a trip to France, sponsored by my university. The students will be there all semester, and in a week I’m leaving for the three-week-long leg of the trip I organize, in … Continue reading →

In 2011, Teresa and I started what’s turned into one of our favorite annual traditions: giving each other five book recommendations to read during the coming year. Some of them have been books we’ve been badgering the other person to … Continue reading →

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! When Jenn at the Picky Girl first announced her New Year’s Eve Readathon, I didn’t expect to be able to join in for more than a couple of hours. I was going to be working … Continue reading →

Like Teresa, I enjoy doing a little musing at the end of the year about the books that have made the biggest impression on me. I don’t use any kind of tagging system, so I don’t have her statistics to … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of nastiness floating around on the Internet lately, even in the usually genial segment of the Internet that we call the book blogosphere. It’s sad and disheartening to watch readers go after each other. So today … Continue reading →

Today is Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon, a twice-yearly celebration of reading in which people around the world take a day to read as much as they can and share updates on their reading (and attendant snacking).  I’ll leave a few … Continue reading →

This Saturday, April 21, is the spring 2012 edition of Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon. The readathon is a twice-yearly event started in October 2007 by the much-loved blogger Dewey of A Hidden Side of a Leaf and has continued in her … Continue reading →