Danny Novo
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This post idea is from Plinky.com, fwiw. Name one children’s book every child should read. This is tough. I grew up being read to. I grew up reading. Our kids get books read to them every night. Our oldest reads himself to sleep every night after we read to him. I’ve been stealing our family’s […]
Here’s the deal. I’m reading a trilogy by Robin Hobb. It’s a fantasy series, yes, and the books are actually a bit of a trudge, but surely worth it in the end. I have the first two in paperback. The third—and final—book is now out in hardcover. I don’t buy hardcover. So, I would very […]
Mark tagged me for a meme. Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 123, and post sentences 5, 6, and 7. The nearest book to my computer is… (getting tape measure, as bookshelf 1 is about as close as bookshelf 2)… well, they are both within the margin of error, so… I give you two books. […]
So, when I restarted this blog, a while back, I posted an entry about who I was, and for that entry I came up with a list of my favorite books. Only two of them made it into the entry, and I just came across the full list while cleaning off my desk. So here, […]
As I was (in the previous post) tossing many of my sci-fi and fantasy books, I came across several that I wasn’t throwing out, and probably won’t ever throw out. In the interest of a little ying in my yang, here’s some of what’s not in the heap: Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series, which […]
I know, I know. Gasp! Danny throwing away fantasy books? Well, it is happening, even as I type. I’m finally opening my boxes of books shipped from Iowa, and I am tossing some books I have carted with me for a long time, some since college! Why? Well, I don’t have any time to read […]
