A helpful guide to the recent tsunami of book review posts

I've posted a large number of reviews in a very short time, so I thought it might be helpful to post links in a single place, in case anyone out there blinked and missed a crucial review.

• Mini reviews of Zack Delacruz by Jeff Anderson (a middle reader), Three Days in the Country by Patrick Marber (a play), and The Fortnight in September by R. C. Sherriff (a Persephone book)
• Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders
• The Tree by John Fowles
• Sweet November by Aiken Morewood
• Mini reviews of Well Wished by Franny Billingsley (MR/reread), Orphan Train (a reread), and I Love It When You Talk Retro by Ralph Keyes
• The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières
• Hello? by Liza Wiemer
• Love Letters from Mount Rushmore by Richard Cerasani

I still have a handful of books left to review, so I'll let this sit for a day while I work on the next batch. The paperwhites in the photo above are just decoration. It's been such a warm winter that the narcissi think it's already spring. Pretty, but strange to see them in December!

Happy Thursday!

Estella and more later, I've got a house to clean

I know, pitiful. I can't seem to sit still long enough to get anything written on this blog, lately. However, I've done some writing and you can see it, now, because the August issue of Estella's Revenge is now available, yippee!

Now, you can finally read my review of The Ocean in the Closet. I know you've just been sitting there panting, right?

Also, I've finally written up those author interviews I've babbled about for two months.

You can read about Colleen Gleason, here.

And, Simon Van Booy, here.

While you're at the Estella site, you should definitely read the whole issue. It's fabulous, as always.

Is it Wednesday, already? Oh, my gosh. Okay, so I'll be back later to do a Wahoo post. In the meantime, I wish everyone a wonderful day. Happy reading!!

Bookfool, off to have a cleaning binge (we'll see how long that lasts)

Linky dinks and a recap

Just a few things worth mentioning:

The latest issue of Estella's Revenge is all ready and very spiffy-looking. You can read my review of The Secret Lives of People in Love by Simon Van Booy, here. Congrats to Andi and Heather on another terrific issue!

I can't remember if I've mentioned Daily Lit, a site where you can sign up to receive daily excerpts of various works by email. Last night, I got so caught up in the reading of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself that I kept sending for excerpts until I'd read 15 of them. And, then the 16th didn't show up because of an email snafu, so I took a bath. While it's a little uncomfortable reading off a computer screen for long, it's a nice option.

Here's a recap of what I read in April:

The Moon on a Stick - Valerie-Anne Baglietto
In the Cut - Susannah Moore (not recommended)
20th-Century Ghosts - Joe Hill
The Sex Lives of Cannibals - J. Maarten Troost
Start Late, Finish Rich - David Bach (not recommended, although certain portions are useful)
Don't Kiss Them Goodbye - Allison DuBois
Earthly Joys - Philippa Gregory
The Secret Lives of People in Love - Simon Van Booy
The Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke

Most were very enjoyable reads. I have recently added a link to my 2007 reads in my sidebar and plan to eventually update the page to include books read in 2005 and 2006 and, hopefully, add a bit more information. At this point, it's just a list that includes title, author and number of pages.

The animal life avoided me, today, apart from a lizard. Darn. It was a really cute lizard, though. Here's a closeup of his cute little reptile face:

I love that shade of green. There is another lizard hanging out with this fellow in or around our herb garden (a light brown one) and I'm guessing they're a couple. Awwww, how sweet.

Happy Monday!