Rat Girl

I finished JF's book, Freedom. My friend Audra and I have been talking about it back and forth throughout the read. there is a lot to think about the different ideas of freedom embedded throughout the text. All in all felt quite satisfied by the read and am sure will continue to think about it.

Of course because of the new iPad addition to my life, I had my next book lined up immediately for this weekend- Rat Girl- a memoir of a rock star. Last month I went to the Happy Ending Reading Series (which you know ends up impacting my reading life tremendously. The excerpts read really drew me in and sounded amazing. I guess I will probably have to buy her music after I read her book.

Hope you are enjoying this weekend- feel free to comment or to leave us good book suggestions to read!!!!


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Currently I Am Reading

Education in the News

Two great articles- one in the NYTimes and one in the New Yorker this week.
What are we thinking when it comes to the education of our kids. These are very thoughtful.

Article One: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/opinion/20engel.html

Article Two: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/09/27/100927taco_talk_lemann

Freedom Baby

As you know from facebook, I started Freedom on Labor Day Weekend- but I didn't get very far. Now I have given myself the task to read --- all things related to Franzen and must finish it by this weekend- 100 pages a day should get me there!

This is a great article just in the NYTimes about the book. I think it will help me through this great novel.

And it is great. Loving it--- even though I am fifth of the way through it!

Brooklyn Loves Book

The Brooklyn Book Festival is tomorrow-

great line up of authors. Don't miss it!

http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/BrooklynBookFestival/festival.html

Find Some Books For the Fall to Read

Louise Erdrich - Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Have you read Erdrich's blog? It is great. She owns a bookstore in Minnesota.

This post definitely is inspiring a line of books! Bolanos, Roth...

http://birchbarkbooks.com/BlogRetrieve.aspx?BlogID=1659&PostID=159717