The Sunday Salon -- All the Things I'm Thinking About

It's Sunday and I DON'T have tomorrow off so that means....the end of the weekend, already! But on the bright side, traffic should be smooth sailing tomorrow. (but on the downside I just realized NO MAIL!!! :(

I've been reading quite a bit this week, I read A Lady Like Sarah by Margaret Brownley (loved), Screen Play by Chris Coppernoll (didn't love), and I am now currently reading two books..Veracity by Laura Bynum which is a sort of dystopian/post-apocalyptic/fantasy novel. I wasn't digging it at first, but I'm starting to really get into it now, and The Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David Dark which I am loving so much I am only allowing myself to read a chapter a day. (it's nonfiction so this actually works out pretty well)

So that means I have to write a lot of reviews.

Also I went to see The Lovely Bones. I sort of hated The Lovely Bones the book, I mean there were aspects I really really liked, but there were other parts I really hated. When I first began to see the trailers for the film, I thought the story might work better on screen, and I think, personally, it really did. And I think a lot of that is due to the fact that the film eliminated a lot of the stuff I didn't like from the book. What a weird review from a bibliophile, eh? It's not my favorite movie or anything, but it was stylistically beautiful and apart from the fact that Susie always talked in this sort of ethereal voice and I can't decide what I think about Mark Wahlberg as an actor, it was pretty good.

So many links to share!!!

First of all, there IS going to be a Book Blogger Convention this year following Book Expo America. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then please go visit the official website for the Book Blogger Convention. Last year at BEA, we didn't feel we got enough time just to gab with our fellow bloggers. And let me tell you something. There is immense reward in connecting with your fellow bloggers in real life. I can't begin to tell you how wonderful it is, and how awesome all these people really are. You know how all your friends and family in real life don't really get the blog? Well here's your chance to relate, identify, commiserate, encourage, and find out that....YOU ARE NOT ALONE. And since I happen to think that book bloggers are pretty much the coolest people ever I'm looking forward to all the bookish, bloggish chat we shall be doing.

Also, two of my favorite links about Haiti.

Writers talk about the books they were born to write, but what about the books you as a reader are born to read? I love this post from Patrick at Vroman's and also I suggest you add his stellar blog to your feedreader if you haven't already.

I have never, once in my life thought that I would be interested in reading Virginia Woolf but I've come to suspect that Jason might be able to convince me of anything.

Also, Beth Kephart's fall book, Dangerous Neighbors has a cover and synopsis! I absolutely can't wait for this one!

That's going to be it for now, but I hope to finally get my challenges post up sometime soon! Have a fabulous Sunday everyone and I hope you get some reading time in.