Word Nerd

Title: The Son of Laughter Author: Frederick Buechner Length: 274 pages Genre: literary fiction Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: P...

Every reader I know has a decent sized list of "must read" authors. While mine have changed a bit over the year, there's a fai...

It's two back-to-back stats postings, but the Word Nerds are also geeks... For me, September was a pretty good reading month. In the s...

I have to admit, September was a good month. Six books, 3,133 pages or 522 pages per book. That puts me at 41 books for the year, still tren...

Let me declare my intentions boldly -- I am NOT participating in NaNoWriMo this year. It doesn't start for a month, you might say. How...

Title: The Postmistress Author: Sarah Blake Genre: Historical Length: approximately 300 pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Oshkos...

Title: Santa Olivia Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: sci-fi Length: ~340 pages Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Indianapolis-Marion...

Title: The Accidental Billionaires Author: Ben Mezrich Length: 272 pages Genre: Non-fiction (technically) Where Stacie's Copy Came...

Title: Under the Rose and The Rites of Spring (Break) (Ivy League novels 2 and 3) Author: Diana Peterfreund Length: ~340 pages each Genre...

Probably my best reading memory was my first trip to a Real Library. It definitely a proper noun in my head, then and now. I remember my ca...

Dear Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Directors and Board Members, I am disappointed to learn of the new reduced hours schedule t...

Title: Deceiver (Foreigner #11) Author: C.J. Cherryh Genre: Sci-fi Length: 355 pages Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Indianapolis...

Thanks to those that called out Book Blogger Appreciation week . I'm adding it to my RSS and can't wait to see what's up.

I decided to whittle through my personal collection of TBR instead of the electronic collection I've gathered. For now that means a ecle...

Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: YA/sci-fi Length: 390 pages Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Personal collection ...

I've spent the last several months reading fantasy and historical novels. While I still have a fairly long TBR full of those titles, ...

Over Labor Day, I proudly flew my geek flag with several friends. Instead of hot dogs and outdoor things, we stayed indoors and watched two ...

My husband is constantly telling me I have no sense of humor. However, when this gem makes me laugh out loud, he doesn't get it. Obviou...

I'm guesting over at Popsyndicate.com again (Which, BTW, if you haven't checked out their newly redesigned site, you should.) Thi...

I remember my delight to discover that my cohort here was also a reader who kept a log of the titles read. It validated my own quirkiness. ...