Destination: Cornwall County, England
DVD: Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (NEW, U.S. Debut November 6 2012)
Darn this DVD for adding yet another destination to my lengthy WANNAGOTHERE list.
Outside of the more obvious places–London, Stratford, uh–there must be some other ones–I admit that I am woefully ignorant of England’s counties, so I should not be totally surprised that Cornwall came as a….total surprise. Continue reading Cornwall, Direckly
Note: On Monday, I talked about All Men Are Liars, whose characters are all in the writing and publishing business. Today’s book, in a different time and a different place also centers on the business of writing. It just happens that three books landed on my reading pile that deal quite prominently with writing, reading, and publishing. So it seemed logical to group them together this week.
Destination: England
Book: Alys Always (New in the U.S. June 2012) by Harriet Lane
Although there is nothing supernatural going on, I think it is fair to say that a dead woman dominates this novel. Continue reading Alys Always
Destination: London
Book: Christian, the Hugging Lion (2010) by Justin Richardson
Each year, the Florida Reading Association (FRA) chooses eight books for the FRA Children’s Book Award. Children all over the state of Florida read the books or have the books read to them. Once they have heard all the books, the children get to vote on their favorite. Votes are submitted to the Florida Reading Association and a winner is announced. The goal of the program is to encourage young children to get excited about reading by taking part in the voting process. Continue reading Best Kid’s Book: About a Lion in London
