I stole this from my younger sister. You can check out her blog (which isn't where I stole it from) at Movies. Manga. Anime. Whatever.
The books I am reading:
Emma by Jane Austen.
The book I am writing:
*sigh* I'm attempting to write some historical fiction. I have two pieces going right now -- one about a family living in 17th century New England, and the other about Alys, Countess of the Vexin. Neither is going very well, unfortunately.
The book I love most:
Eek. How can you ever pick? I have quite the list. I love Francis Hodgeson Burnett's books, The Secret Garden (which I'm re-reading right now) and A Little Princess (do not even start to make fun of me for this, I love them and they bring me back to my childhood, and I'm okay with that). For fiction, I also really like The Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird. My favorite historical nonfiction author is Alison Weir, and my favorite book by her is definitely The Six Wives of Henry VIII. But my all-time favorite book that I have read probably at least 50 times is Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels. So underrated, such fantastic historical fiction, and it won the Pulitzer. Fantastic book.
The last book I received as a gift:
I can't find the title of this one. My father bought it for me and it's home on my bookshelf. It's a newly-released, enormously thick account of the Civil War that got a great review in The Economist, but damned if I can find out the title. However, the last book I received before that was Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman.
The last book I gave as a gift:
I gave a Debbie Macomber book to my mom for Christmas. She laps those things up.
The nearest book on my desk:
I don't have any on my desk at work. But my Kindle is in my purse -- does that count?
Emma by Jane Austen.
The book I am writing:
*sigh* I'm attempting to write some historical fiction. I have two pieces going right now -- one about a family living in 17th century New England, and the other about Alys, Countess of the Vexin. Neither is going very well, unfortunately.
The book I love most:
Eek. How can you ever pick? I have quite the list. I love Francis Hodgeson Burnett's books, The Secret Garden (which I'm re-reading right now) and A Little Princess (do not even start to make fun of me for this, I love them and they bring me back to my childhood, and I'm okay with that). For fiction, I also really like The Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird. My favorite historical nonfiction author is Alison Weir, and my favorite book by her is definitely The Six Wives of Henry VIII. But my all-time favorite book that I have read probably at least 50 times is Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels. So underrated, such fantastic historical fiction, and it won the Pulitzer. Fantastic book.
The last book I received as a gift:
I can't find the title of this one. My father bought it for me and it's home on my bookshelf. It's a newly-released, enormously thick account of the Civil War that got a great review in The Economist, but damned if I can find out the title. However, the last book I received before that was Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman.
The last book I gave as a gift:
I gave a Debbie Macomber book to my mom for Christmas. She laps those things up.
The nearest book on my desk:
I don't have any on my desk at work. But my Kindle is in my purse -- does that count?
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