Member: lindsacl

CollectionsWishlist (9), Virago Modern Classics (193), Prizewinners (137), North American Literature (202), British Literature (342), Rest of World Literature (129), Your library (764), Currently reading (2), To read (221), Read but unowned (349), Favorites (28), All collections (774)

Reviews394 reviews

Tagsfiction (662), woman authors (544), own (408), english authors (304), tbr (219), virago (193), american authors (191), swapped (170), borrowed (138), 1001 (116) — see all tags

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Groups75 Books Challenge for 2012, Anglophiles, Barbara Pym, Booker Prize, Girlybooks, Non-Fiction Challenge / Journal, Orange January/July, The Prizes, The Red Room, The Story Sisters —show all groups, Virago Modern Classics

Favorite authorsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Isabel Allende, Elizabeth von Arnim, Jane Austen, Willa Cather, Elizabeth Gaskell, Kate Grenville, Winifred Holtby, Molly Keane, Barbara Kingsolver, Jhumpa Lahiri, David Mitchell, Toni Morrison, Iris Murdoch, Barbara Pym, Vita Sackville-West, John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Strout, Elizabeth Taylor, Rose Tremain, Edith Wharton (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBaldwin's Book Barn, Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Christiana Mall, Book Trader, Bookplace, Harts Books, Hockessin Bookshelf, Kennett Square Resale Book Shoppe, Last Word Bookshop, Rainbow Music & Books, Strand Bookstore

Favorite librariesOxford Public Library

About meI live in southeastern Pennsylvania, near both Delaware and Maryland, and am currently an IT director for a large company. I'm married with 2 teenage daughters, 2 dogs, and 3 cats. When I'm not reading, I enjoy gardening. And sometimes cooking. And sometimes jogging. :)

Where books are concerned, I read mostly fiction: books by and about women, books by authors from outside the U.S., prizewinners, and classics. I also enjoy narrative nonfiction, especially memoirs and history. I've been a book blogger since 2007 (you can find me at Musings), and I host a group blog called The Complete Booker, where contributors review Booker Prize winners & nominees.

About my libraryThis library consists of books I've read (see tags like "read in 2011"), or plan to read (tag "tbr"). I don't own all of the books listed, and there are many in my home that I haven't cataloged. I have been writing reviews since 2007, and post my reviews both on LibraryThing and on my blog.

I'm logging my 2012 reading in the 75 Book Challenge group:
Part 1 *

My 2011 reading threads:
Episode 1 * Episode 2 * Episode 3 * Episode 4 *

my WikiThing contains my personal threads from a variety of LT groups and group reads, past & present.

My Rating System
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THIS MONTH'S READING (February, 2012):
A Dance to the Music of Time (3), by Anthony Powell
Dissolution, by C.J. Sansom
Emma, by Jane Austen
The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See
Virago Modern Classic, TBD

LAST MONTH'S READING (January, 2012):
Beyond Black, by Hilary Mantel
Lullabies for Little Criminals, Heather O’Neill
Fault Lines, by Nancy Huston
In the Country of Men, by Hisham Matar
Good Behaviour, by Molly Keane
Lady Susan, by Jane Austen
Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood

Homepagehttp://laurasmusings.wordpress.com

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Real nameLaura

LocationChester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/lindsacl (profile)
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Member sinceOct 13, 2006

Currently readingThe Other Elizabeth Taylor by Nicola Beauman
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake Mysteries) by C. J. Sansom