Why is it that all of the books I REALLY want to read aren’t coming out until April and May??? Or, even worse, not until this summer. I’m going on vacation this week — I can’t wait for release dates! Books I would have bought IF they had been available: Lock and Key by Sarah …
Author Archives: Bridget Zinn
New Photo
You might notice that there’s a new photo of me on this page. The thinking was that maybe you didn’t get here through the home page and wouldn’t have a clue who I was, so a photo and a brief caption would give you a quick idea. And due to Barrett’s web master magic the …
Friday Six!!!
Yes, I am copying Sarah Dessen’s blog idea, but I think her Friday Five blog where she writes about five interesting things is totally fabulous. As I can’t compete with her entertainment-wise (she’s so funny!), I’m going with Six — quantity over quality. Friday Six! Woo Hoo! So here’s number 1) I can’t believe it …
Writers Group Weekend with the Fabulous Gretchen Hirsch
A whole entire month has flown by since my writers group’s spring editor retreat. It was brilliant and thrilling and everything a retreat weekend should be, and yet… I haven’t blogged about it. Why, you might ask? If it was so brilliant and thrilling and so on WHY haven’t you blogged about it? Everyone wants …
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Sunshine
I wrote this post for Madison Public Library nearly a month ago about needing sunshine and reading books that take place in warm climes. And, sadly, I could have written it today. Nasty cold gloomy weather! Now I’m reading Under the Tuscan Sun. Lots of sunshine and heat, plus it’s chock full with lovely descriptions. …
Seeing Me Naked
SEEING ME NAKED by Liza Palmer was SO funny! I don’t read a ton of adult books (who has time, when there are so many fabulous young adult books to read?), but this was definitely worth the trip over to the adult side. I laughed out loud. SEVERAL TIMES. The basic story is about thirty-something …
can’t stop thinking about
Can’t stop thinking about memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin. There’s something about waking up in your own life but having it be completely unfamiliar to you that’s totally compelling. Like when Naomi comes home from the hospital (she’s been hit on the head and can’t remember the last four years of her …
Crazy Cat Person
Yikes! I’ve turned into a crazy cat person and didn’t even know it. And it’s even worse because most crazy cat people get outfits for their cats to match their OWN outfits, but I found I was wearing an outfit THAT MATCHED MY CAT. Â Â Spotted leopard scarf — spotted leopard cat. Next I’ll be wearing …
Ghosty Teen Books
I’ve been on a ghost teen novel kick lately — they’re perfect fall reading, even though I ended up with more novels on the funny side than on the strictly spooky side. The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper is the most current one I read and it was so incredibly satisfying. Sparrow …
Beverly Naidoo
Beverly Naidoo of JOURNEY TO JO’BURG and CHAIN OF FIRE fame was so lovely last week. She came and spoke at Grainger Hall in a CCBC sponsored event. I have to say I briefly considered becoming a business major as an undergraduate simply because Grainger Hall had THE cushiest seats on campus. Little did I …