Happy New Year to each of you! As we start say goodbye to the year, I wanted to share some highlights from 2018. Highlights from 2018 I HAVE A NEW LOOK! Back on July 5, 2018, I introduced a whole new look for That’s What I’m Talking About! I moved servers and did a complete […]
It’s that time of year again! Welcome to the 3rd Annual Mistletoe Madness Holiday Blog Event! This year’s event is hosted by Blogging by Liza, Books Make Me Happy, and That’s What I’m Talking About. Mistletoe Madness is a two week event where authors with 2015 winter releases (November 2015 — January 2016) will take […]
Happy New Year to all!! I hope you aren’t hung over, hiding in the dark somewhere! I’m looking forward to a wonderful 2015, full of great books. Here are a few that made my Most Anticipated list for 2015: FIRESTORM by Nancy Holzner DREAMWALKER by Allyson James MAGIC SHIFTS by Ilona Andrews DEAD HEAT by […]
December 2014 Summary Back at the beginning of the new year, I listed my 2014 reading and blogging goals. I plan to post monthly updates on my goals as one of my Saturday Conversation posts near the end/beginning of each month. GoodReads Reading Challenge… 100 Books. In December 2014 (and at the time I’m writing this) I […]
It’s that time of year again. The time we all look back over the past year and take a look at our favorite reads. This year is a bit different for me because I started listening to audiobooks. Audiobooks are a very different experience, but an equally valid method of enjoying the written word. I […]
November 2014 Summary Back at the beginning of the new year, I listed my 2014 reading and blogging goals. I plan to post monthly updates on my goals as one of my Saturday Conversation posts near the end/beginning of each month. GoodReads Reading Challenge… 100 Books. In November 2014 I finished 10 books: Book #103: What a […]
Welcome to the Second Annual Mistletoe Madness! Mistletoe Madness is the month long event where authors with winter releases (November — January) will take over The Book Nympho and That’s What I’m Talking About with guest posts written from one of their character’s POV with a holiday theme (Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus, New Years, etc.). I hope you […]
October 2014 summary Back at the beginning of the new year, I listed my 2014 reading and blogging goals. I plan to post monthly updates on my goals as one of my Saturday Conversation posts near the end/beginning of each month. GoodReads Reading Challenge… 100 Books. In October 2014 I finished 14 books: Book #89: Iron Kissed […]
September 2014 summary Back at the beginning of the new year, I listed my 2014 reading and blogging goals. I plan to post monthly updates on my goals as one of my Saturday Conversation posts near the end/beginning of each month. GoodReads Reading Challenge… 100 Books. In September 2014 I finished 12 books: Book #77: Venom by […]
August 2014 summary Back at the beginning of the new year, I listed my 2014 reading and blogging goals. I plan to post monthly updates on my goals as one of my Saturday Conversation posts near the end/beginning of each month. GoodReads Reading Challenge… 100 Books. In August 2014 I finished 11 books: Book #66: In the […]
For a couple of years now, my good friends Jennifer (The Book Nympho), Liza (Blogging by Liza), Felicia (The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog), Marquetta (Love to Read for Fun), and others have been touting audiobooks. And my continual reply was “I don’t do audiobooks.” Let me tell you, it wasn’t for lack of trying! I attempted […]
Time for a break… One of my goals for 2014 is to keep up Saturday Conversations and open the spot up for guest posts, etc. Another one of my goals is to spend less time working on the blog and more time reading. Unfortunately, right now those goals are working against one another, and […]
Books vs. Movies… Earlier this week, when I was at the doctor’s office, I was making small talk and mentioned I review books. This got the technician talking about how she loved the Harry Potter series, Twilight series, and The Host by Stephenie Meyer. She specifically mentioned those books because of their corresponding movies. These […]
I’m on Vacation! Greetings from sunny Florida! My family and I are visiting my folks who have a home in Florida. The 80* weather and sunshine are a far cry from the endless snowfalls and winter chill from back home. We’ve spent our first few days at the pool, going for walks, and hanging at […]
Treasured Pearls, Past and Present A short while ago, I endured an hour at the public library with a pack of cub scouts. At eight and nine years old, their world is electronic. There is almost no debate between e-books and books of paper and glue, electronics will always win. It’s their most comfortable medium […]