We are full swing into Books Decanted over on Facebook. Neil Gaiman’s Stardust always makes me feel sparkly and pretty, hence many of the updates over there. Last week, we focused on books to pair with Stardust. I love how … Continue reading
You guys. I am re-reading The Sparrow (which I’ve wanted to do since I first read it) and am falling in love with Mary Doria Russell all over again. There are all of these allusions and dropped hints that I’m … Continue reading
Pfft, as if there was such a thing. Between starting up my own business, frolicking through social media land, playing with dogs, and managing a house, my time is usually pretty eaten up. (Actually, who am I kidding? Frolicking? Playing … Continue reading
Today’s post comes to you via One Librarian’s Book Review’s “Retell Me a Story” week–a week of bloggers talking about their favorite retellings of classic fairy tales. Head over to her blog to see my review of Kathleen Ragan’s Fearless … Continue reading
The faint of heart need not venture any further into this post. What looks like an innocent review of books about writing advice, well, is that at least on one front, but we’ll also be looking at the “so profane … 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
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
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
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
Quickie Pairings is a new series over here at BookPairing. Just the normal thing we do over here, but in double time. Or something like that. Breasts by Florence Williams: Investigation of the way our breasts are influenced by the … Continue reading
