Bonnie's Books

My Life in Paper: Adventures in Ephemera ~ by Beth Kephart, 2023, memoir, 336 pages I just learned about this book, which was just publishe...

I got a couple of photos one minute apart the other day, that show how the sky seemed to open up and dump rain on us.  I laughed because I h...

I didn't pick up my book bag that the library delivered last Thursday, because I knew I'd be moving the next day.  I was afraid the ...

The Great Upending ~ by Beth Kephart, 2020, children's YA fiction, 288 pages When a troubled children’s book author moves to their farm...

1.  Advice for the new year :  The best way to find something that is lost among your stuff ("It's gotta be here somewhere") i...

Seeing Past Z: Nurturing the Imagination in a Fast-Forward World ~ by Beth Kephart, 2004, memoir This is what he looks like:  dark lust...

The tear runs like a river through a map, hurtling down toward his right shoulder, veering threateningly at his neck, then diverting south o...

The Old Woman Who Named Things ~ by Cynthia Rylant, 1996, children's, 9/10 How does an old woman who has outlived all her friends keep...

Bonnie's busy nano'ing, which means writing.  So I'll tell you about a contest by Beth Kephart, the author.  Here's what she...

You Are My Only ~ by Beth Kephart, 2011, YA fiction Have you read this book yet?  Because of NaNoWriMo and writing at least 1,667 words...

It was a sign thumbtacked high on the corkboard of the local Acme.  A flyer, really — quick-copy-shop mauve and nothing fancy.  The headline...

For the October 2011 Read-a-Thon : 442 readers and 69 cheerleaders have signed up! Completed Title:  Smiles to Go Author:  Jerry Sp...

Dewey's 24-hour Read-a-Thon starts this morning at 8:00 a.m. my time.  My plan is to read as many pages in these books as possible, whe...

Joy for Beginners ~ Erica Bauermeister, 2011, fiction At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate thei...