I’m really excited about this post today, because it’s my first pairing with music. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long. A part of me was a bit intimidated by trying to put how much I love music … Continue reading
I did it. I got in front of 850 people and talked about book pairing and why I think books are awesome. It turned out to be a blast. Now, if you’ll let me duck my eyes, I’ll share the … Continue reading
October was an exciting, fantastic, all the superlatives month. It finally got cool enough to leave the windows open (sorry, I like to start talking about weather, like a normal conversation, so we can ease into this). I also announced … Continue reading
Remember when I said not to pair anything with Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic epic The Stand? Don’t listen to me. Let’s pretend that never happened. Instead, let’s talk about The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and how, well, these two books … Continue reading
As part of my speech at Ignite Phoenix, I’m going to be handing out some swaggy bookmarks with recommendations for different kinds of folks and their favorite types of reading. I already have some in mind, but if you have … Continue reading
First, let’s all rejoice for the word “autumnal.” I don’t think there’s a word that feels more happy and tumbly. Glad we could do that and thanks. I realize that these seasonal reading recommendations will probably become a tradition at … Continue reading
I won’t blather on too much about my newfound crush on Mr. King, but I will say that his book I’m pairing today has long been a favorite of mine and is incredibly helpful for anybody who wants to be … Continue reading
That one is just always too easy, huh? Actually for the other subject of today’s post, Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, it might just make for a mouthful a bit … Continue reading
My name is Nikki Steele and I hadn’t read Stephen King before last month. I really feel like this story will sound eerily similar to any reading out there. I was 8. My 15 year old babysitter put on IT … Continue reading
Exclamation point and all for serious. I’ll be talking about the blog and some of my favorite pairings at Ignite Phoenix 13 on October 26. It’s stupid exciting for a few reasons: They’re actually going to let me rattle on … Continue reading
