Year in review

Taking a clue from Colleen, I have taken the first sentence or two from one of the earliest blog posts of every month of 2007. If you want to read a whole post, click on the month-link. The January post was my very first blog post ever, and it came at the end of January. So technically, I've only been blogging for eleven months ... but who's counting?

January
In this novel, Jhumpa Lahiri explores just about everything about names.

February
My son's favorite book was Animal Farm by George Orwell, after his school class had to read it when he was about 12. He thought it was hilarious.

March
Thanks for this bookshelf and this idea to list a hundred books to Stephanie, who got a list from Ms. Literary Feline, who got that list from Bookfool.

April
The author, shown at right about 1974, was vilified by the scientific community for publishing this book on planetary theory.

May
Does bad grammar make you [sic]? Me, too.

June
I've been meaning to read Gaiman's American Gods, but I put Anansi Boys on reserve after reading Stephanie's great review of the book.

July
No bad words were found.

August
Miaow, no treats, but I found a mouse. Not very lively, though.

September
What are your favorite "buttonhole" books, the ones you urge passionately on friends, colleagues, and passersby?

October
Here are some ways you can celebrate Banned Books Week:

November
In two days I wrote 3,337 words ... and found it all to be conspicuously egregious!

December
The novel is still a draft ... and the end is not yet in sight ... so it will take a lot of writing, polishing, and re-writing before most of it is worth showing to anyone.