We’re only a few days away from Halloween, bookworms and there’s nothing scarier than a terrible vocabulary. After all, why on earth would you want to say “sorry for the big words” when you can simply and humbly “apologize for my extensive vocabulary?” In all seriousness, I do need your advice and be honest – [...]
Category Archive — halloween
Frightening Fictional Characters
In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, I thought I’d prep myself for the ghosts and goblins coming my way by listing the literary characters who scare the bejeezus out of me. Fictional or not, these people still bring the scare. Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) – Maybe it was the hand-wringing. Maybe it was the whole [...]
Book News, Oct. 23rd
Greetings, bookworms! I hope you’re surviving the newly cold weather as well as I am (which is not say: lots of blankets!). Tomorrow, I’ll be participating in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk, but today, I’ve got book news: At last! The Hobbit movie is FINALLY moving forward, with Peter [...]
