Have I ever told you that New Year’s is my absolute favorite holiday? Obviously Christmas and Thanksgiving are great for that family time, but I love how New Year’s makes us all reconsider the way our lives are going, make … Continue reading
A quick quiz here on BookPairing: Beowulf or Gandalf? “Often, for undaunted courage, fate spares the man it has not already marked.” Beowulf or Bilbo? “He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast … Continue reading
Hobbits “like to laugh and eat (six meals a day) and drink” and well, dwarves aren’t much different. Take this opening scene from The Hobbit: “‘A little red wine, I think, for me.’ ‘And for me,’ said Thorin. ‘And raspberry … Continue reading
Get a book into the hands of everybody on your holiday shopping list! Welcome to my BookPairing Holiday Gifts series. This one is too much of a shoe-in for me, and so I kept it for the very last. Really, … Continue reading
I found this great list from Perpetual Page Turner that should help me keep my thoughts kind of cohesive as I wrap up my reading for the year. It will be quite long I’m afraid, just so you know that … Continue reading
“It comes in pints?” – Merry Brandybuck from The Fellowship of the Ring I know, I know, I started this with a LOTR quote when we’re celebrating The Hobbit weekses. But really, I haven’t found a way to divorce one … Continue reading
Get a book into the hands of everybody on your holiday shopping list! Welcome to my BookPairing Holiday Gifts series. Aha, no offense meant here. Promise. Cross my heart and all. Whether it’s your teenage daughter who is just starting … Continue reading
A large reason behind creating BookPairing was to show how we can add more to our reading, yes, but to also show how our reading ends up affecting other areas of our life. I think you can clearly see that … Continue reading
Confession time: I have read The Hobbit twice now and I have read The Lord of the Rings trilogy approximately zero times. I have, however, watched the movies at least twice through. That doesn’t make up for it does it? … Continue reading
Oh I flippity-flopped so many times on this one. What do you pair with a book that left you just a little bit devastated but was also funny and clever and beautiful? I kept leaning towards champagne but then was … Continue reading
