“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I am eagerly anticipating The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy! First off, the cover has pink! I love pink. Second, I love anything to do with fairy tales. Synopsis:Â When the Prom Queen becomes […]
Tuesday Ten – Allison of Well-Read Reviews
September 29, 2009
Tuesday Ten is a weekly feature which showcases book-bloggers and authors. If you would like to be featured on the Tuesday Ten, please email me at goodbooksandgoodwine[@]gmail.com    This week’s feature interviewee is Allison of Well-Read Reviews!  It’s your time to shine! Tell me a bit about yourself: I am a stay […]
An Open Letter To Those Who Would Ban Books
September 28, 2009
An Open Letter To Those Who Would Ban Books Thomas Jefferson, wise man that he was, once said, ‘“I am opposed to any form of tyranny over the mind of man.”  When we ban books, we commit tyranny. The message given is that one cannot judge for themselves what is objectionable and what is not. […]
Ban This, Mother Fucker: A PSA
September 27, 2009
Banned Books Week Declaration
September 27, 2009
Banned Books Week Declaration http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/ http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm Banned books week began yesterday. I absolutely support the freedom to read and thus borrowed this declaration from Bites! Banned Books Week Proclamation WHEREAS, the freedom to read is essential to our democracy, and reading is among our greatest freedoms; and WHEREAS, privacy is essential to the exercise of […]
In My Mailbox
September 26, 2009
In My Mailbox is hosted by the Story Siren! For Review: Lighting Their Fires by Rafe Esquith The Pace by Shelena Shorts Library Booksale: I forgot to mention all YA was a dollar a bag. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway The […]