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Favorite authorsWilla Cather, Leif Enger, James Galvin, Helene Hanff, Kent Haruf, Eva Ibbotson, Harper Lee, Chaim Potok, Cynthia Rylant (Shared favorites)

About meI am a 30-something mother of two girls who are also both readers. My husband is also a book lover, though unlike me, he does not feel the need to have a book within 6 inches of him at all times. I work for a professional children's performing organization as a music assistant and music librarian. I am also in graduate school, pursuing a teaching license and a school library master's degree.

I love books -- there are stacks and piles of them all over the house. Now that I am in school I do not read as much as I'd like, but I do try to read to the girls as much as possible. When I was growing up my mother read to my brother and me at the dinner table until I went to college. We discovered some wonderful books together, and I hope I am recreating those memories with my daughters.

About my libraryI enjoy fiction, non fiction, biography, memoir, cookbooks, humor and children's literature. The books listed here in my library are books I've read. I have hundreds more in TBR piles and lists, but I do prefer cataloging only those I've actually read. That may need to change if I find I start buying duplicates...

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Currently readingBlue Shoe by Anne Lamott
Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings (5th Edition) by Tom E.C. Smith
Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy by Irene C. Fountas
Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (7th Edition) by John A. Van de Walle

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Dear Anne;
Thank you so much for your response.
I understand time constraints, other obligations, etc,
If we see you, we see you. Hope you can but if not,
perhaps another time.
But just in case; you will be hearing from us as the time
draws nearer.
thanx again for taking the time to get back with me.
hugs,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 1:31 pm (EST) on Sep 10, 2009

Hi;
Mark and I have been discussing the possibility of another group read in November and want your input. We have narrowed it down to two books at this point. "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. So chat it up with friends or us and let us know if you are up for it and what you think. Probably the same plan as with "Pillars of the Earth" which seemed to work out perfectly for almost all of us.
Think it over and give one of us a shout.
hugs and looking forward to hearing from you,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 10:10 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

Thank you for leaving a comment on my thread! My choice of username was actually inspired by a food craving at the time I had to pick an internet handle, but your quote certainly made me chuckle! Now I like my username even more, and in addition I now have another book on my TBR list!

posted by brochettes at 8:33 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2009

Thank you for the comment hun! I'm at a stand-still on reading, reviewing, and general LT-ing at the moment. My gf has another week until she goes back to work! Already been home for 2! LOL Anyway, the books you've read so far have add to Mt. tbr so I added your library so I can pick through it when I have time. Hope you're having a good day!

posted by MidnightTears at 11:59 am (EST) on Jul 9, 2009

Hi, Anne- How are you? I was reading a couple reviews this morning and I thought about you. It mentioned an author named Ron Carlson, who writes novels about rural Wyoming. The 1st was called "Five Skies" and his latest is "The Signal". Have you heard of him? They sound right up our "alley", ha ha! Let me know and hope you are having a great weekend!
Mark

posted by msf59 at 5:38 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2009

Hi I've checked out your library because of the "Choose a book you haven't read yet" thread. You have a few books that I'd like to read, so I added you to my Interesting Libraries. Have a great day!

posted by Phlox72 at 12:40 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2009

Thank you for joining my thread

posted by callmejacx at 5:12 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2009

Inviting some people to the thread I just started. Thought it might be of interest to you.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/66785

posted by callmejacx at 10:28 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2009

Hi,again Anne- It's nice being off today, I usually work Saturdays. I can read and check on LT. Thanks for the recommendation on "The Meadow". I added it to my wishlist. Speaking of small town books, have you read "Montana 1948", by Larry Watson? It's a terrific book. For every acquaintance you make on LT, your tbr stack stretches out a little bit more!

posted by msf59 at 6:35 pm (EST) on May 9, 2009

Hi, Anne- I really admire your book choices! I see you are about to start "Lark & Termite". Easily one of the top books for me this year. I was swept away by her writing and I'm looking forward to checking out her earlier books. I see you are a fan of Kent Haruf. "Plainsong" was so incredible and the follow-up, not quite to that level but still very good. Hope you have a nice weekend and a great Mother's Day!
Mark

posted by msf59 at 11:07 am (EST) on May 9, 2009

Hi - Yes I am enjoying Jim the Boy and I love finding charming books that I somehow managed to miss but it always makes me wonder what else I missed! I see you're in Colorado, too. I guess we have another spring storm to think about! Take care, Coppers (Joanne)

posted by coppers at 8:19 pm (EST) on Apr 15, 2009

Hi Anne,

I finally finished Outlander (and started the 2nd book Dragonfly in Amber). I have to tell you though, before you pick it up, that there is a lot of sex in the book and toward the end, sexual abuse. It's not for everyone (I skipped over quite a few spots at the end) so I really wanted to warn you. You don't see much about it in the reviews. Then again there are 1,400 reviews on Amazon alone so who knows if it's mentionned or not.

Ok I feel better now...LOL
Regards,
Dayna

posted by ddelmoni at 12:15 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2009

Thanks for the welcome! And have fun in DC - you'll be here to see the cherry blossoms! They are supposed to peak between April 1-4 and it is my favorite time of year in DC. To answer your question, I play the french horn.

posted by japaul22 at 10:29 am (EST) on Mar 28, 2009

I popped in to see where in the world you live, to be getting so much snow.
Terrible! Some spring, lol.

Nice profile :) I miss reading to my kids.

Oh! I relate to having a book within six inches of me at all times..

kath

posted by mckait at 6:06 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2009

Hi Anne,

I promised to let you know about Outlander. I'm really taking my time reading it but I really like it -- it's fun! When I was in my late teens and early 20's (back in the 70's) we were all reading historical romances--The Wolf and The Dove, The Flame and the Flower -- sort of our Twilight. Outlander reminds me of those books -- but this is done much better. I like Outlander so much I'm pretty sure I'll go and get book 2. It's a good beach/pool series of books.

Regards,
Dayna

posted by ddelmoni at 10:56 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Thanks for the down low on Cyprus. It's always been a place I've wanted to visit because I had a couple of friends in college from Nicosia. But back then, it was just a vague sense of interest in visiting a place where my friends were from. Now after reading Bitter Lemons and your recommendations and history of Cyprus, it's on my top 8 places to visit within 5 years.

I hope you enjoy reading Bitter Lemon when you get to it.

posted by cameling at 9:27 am (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

Very cool... good to finally be on here!

posted by quizbo at 7:23 am (EST) on Jan 27, 2009

Hi, thanks for stopping by. Actually, I live a few kilometers outside of Munich, but I work near the center of the city, and I enjoy shopping for books during lunch break :-)

posted by hnau at 4:51 am (EST) on Jan 26, 2009

Yes, I did see your post and I'm definitely interested in visiting Cyprus at some point...the only problem is I'm not too good with planning vacations because I tend to be somewhat spontaneous about these things. But after reading Bitter Lemons, I feel a much stronger desire to visit a place than I've ever had before, so perhaps this is one trip I will actually enjoy planning for.

when is the best time to visit Cyprus if one does not want to contend with summer crowds? When i travel, I love going during non-peak seasons, as long as the weather's still good, because I like hanging with the locals, and getting them to refer me to local eateries and tell me what the locals like to do or where they like to go. I'm definitely not a Pizza Hut traveler (a term I give to those travelers who, upon leaving the US, persist in only eating at Pizza Huts and MacDonalds).

cheers - cameling

posted by cameling at 3:25 am (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Bless you, Anne. You are starting a great journey!! I would love to be just starting. I seriously cannot think of a more important school job than that of the librarian. (It's a good thing. If I didn't think so, I would have had no reason to be in the business.) Good luck in your studies. Just think of all the kids you have a chance to influence!

PS: I'm just vain enough about my writing to be delighted that you liked my reviews. Bless you, again!

posted by MerryMary at 10:29 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2009

Thanks for recommending Captain Blood. Is that the book that was made into a film with Errol Flynn? It sounds interesting.I will check it out.

- TT

posted by TheTortoise at 5:44 am (EST) on Nov 2, 2008

Thanks for the heads up. I knew none of that, but now I am even more interested in reading it, frankly.

Ferris

posted by hemlokgang at 8:50 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2008

It has been a few weeks since you thanked me for the invite to a group where you pick from other's library's. I have found so so many of books that way. It really has opened up a lot of doors for me. My wish list is growing and growing but loving it. I will never be without a book to look for.

Hope to get a chance to pick from your library some day soon.

Jacqueline

posted by callmejacx at 10:08 pm (EST) on Oct 16, 2008

We need more players... might you be interested?

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph...

posted by callmejacx at 11:43 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2008

Hi Anne,

Lovely photo. I have found that expat discussion groups at www.yahoo.com are great places to find out about such issues as delays in citizenship. The one I belong to now is canadianslivinginthestates2 . Good luck to your husband!

Marg

posted by margd at 2:22 am (EST) on Oct 2, 2008

What a great library! I notice we have similiar taste. I have boxes and shelves of books yet to add to my list - someday I will have it all done. I do not have my children's books on here. My son is an avid reader and collector of books. He is into Hardy boy books, Tom Swift, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Artemis Fowl and the Eragon series. Oh yes, and all the Chronicles of Narnia. He has quite a collection for only being 13.

My daughter is into the American Girl books, Little House on the Prairie, and wants to read anything about Helen Keller.

I noticed you have quite a few of Mary Higgins Clark - I read several of her books this summer. I just finished reading the Kite Runner and the Gurnsey Literary Potato Peel Society book. Both are good, I really recommend the last one if you have not read it yet.

I have rambled enough - nice library!

posted by investory at 10:07 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2008

You are right--some of the people whom we "upstarts" who had lived there less than 3 generations called "Old Savannah" felt highly insulted by that portrait. We thought is was a beautiful picture--if sometimes exaggerated--of Old Savannah and some of it's foibles. I say that lovingly because those people were part of the character and charm of Savannah. I guess many people might not like have a mirror held up to reflect them to the world!

Have a great time this weekend. It sound like it will be really fun.

posted by MusicMom41 at 12:47 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2008

About Midnight--this is comment I put in the entry in my library:

"I love this book about Savannah! It really captured the “flavor” of the city during that period of time, although sometimes he went a little over the top and it became a caricature rather than a portrait. The murder was a big scandal while we lived there—I had actually been in Mercer House a few years before because the housemate Jim Williams had at that time was in our Weavers’ Guild and we had a meeting there (Williams was out of town that night.) Both the murder in the 1980’s and the book published in 1994 were 9 day wonders in Savannah. I’ve read the book at least 3 times. It’s about time to read it again."

I new many of the people mentioned and one of the worked as a technician at the lab where my husband worked (he's a research entomologist for USDA)

Teaching music to children as far as I'm concerned, is truly a wonderful way to spend your time. I beleive everyone needs music in their lives and childhood is where it begins. Our schools no longer think it is a priority so we have to reach them in other ways. I'm glad you are contributing to this. (Getting off my soapbox)

When I finish this first week of teaching I will look at your library to get a feel of what you like and see if I can find some recommendations of stuff I've loved.

posted by MusicMom41 at 5:08 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 2008

What a nice surprise after a long afternoon of teaching to come back and find an annotated list of new books to think about. Thanks for answering my post. It sounds like they are all worth reading.

I love mysteries (that's my recreation instead of television)and linguistics I find fascinating so Double Negative I'm checking out immediately.

I own The Secret Life of Bees (a gift) and we lived in Savannah, Georgia (I knew many of the people in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and lived there at the time those events took place) from 1971 to 1995 so I probably should read that, too--in fact it's probably why a friend here (California) gave it to me!

Five Quarters also sounds like I would like it--I love historical fiction and also novels that go back and forth between two times. I haven't read Chocolat--should I read that first?

Behind the Scenes sounds like the kind of novel I like to curl up with in front of the fire wrapped in my quilt in winter. And winter is coming. Also, I love things British.

Shopgirl also sounds like a good winter read.

I noticed you are a music teacher. So am I. I teach privately now--most of students study piano although occasionally I get a composition student (that was my major--piano was my primary instrument). Right now I am also mentoring a young church choir director. I am the choir director at my church.

We share 45 books--and you've read all of them. There are a few on that list I haven't read--I may be checking back some time to ask for recommendations again!

posted by MusicMom41 at 11:55 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008

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