"Waiting On" Wednesday 4

Cloaked by Alex Flinn
Release Date: 2/8/11

Teaser Tuesday: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer

  

"You want waffles?" I tried to keep the skepticism from my voice. "No firstborn or a pot of gold?"

"I'm not a leprechaun, Sam. And what would I do with a baby?"

In My Mailbox aka From My Library

 

But keep it on the down low -  these aren't from the library where I work, they might come after me! I'm on maternity leave, I can't be driving 40 minutes for a library trip. Sorry ladies! 

We have: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly; Firelight by Sophie Jordan; Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride; The Keepers' Tattoo by Gill Arbuthnott; Food, Girls, And Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff

They all look amazing - and the title Hold Me Closer, Necromancer made me laugh out loud in the middle of the library. Love it!

Happy New Year!

Despite listing 3 things to post before the end of the year, I completely failed to post even one. But I request internets-forgiveness on this, since we were, shortly after that post, struck down by the dread holiday flu. My husband, toddler and teeny-tiny baby were all struck down with the bleurgh, all full of congestion and feverish and requiring the attention of the one healthy person in the house. Oh, how lucky I am.

But we are mostly on the mend here, and I frankly think I deserve a medal for not getting sick but instead I will just pat myself on the back and not stress about blog posting.

So! Here is a quickie version of my Top 5 of 2010 post that never was!

While you can clearly see my fantasy roots showing, this year I fell in love with some contemporary YA as well, as my librarian job led me to expand my horizons. Happy New Year to you all, and I'll hope to get back to regular posting now that we're healthy!

Peeking Out at the World

Hello! I am not dead yet! The delightful Miss Nora is a week (and a day) old already, and I’m remembering the fact that sitting around the house in pajamas for 6 weeks can actually get old. So I’m trying to shake the dust off my brain and think about things beyond the baby while she sleeps next to me in her bouncy chair, and Malcolm is in his booster seat, coloring. Be patient with me, my brain is definitely rusty.

Note: while in early labor I did finish Keys to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson. Good, but not up to her later works I feel. Do you follow Maureen Johnson on Twitter? She is hilarious.

So - things I hope to finish up before the end of the year:
    - review of Pegasus
    - Top Books of the Year post
    - post about a challenge I’ll be participating in for 2011

Stay tuned! We’ll see if I can manage to be coherent or if I’ll descend (further) into rambling nonsense!

Baby Hiatus

It turns out that my baby wasn't really planning to stay in forever! The adorable Nora made her appearance at 4 am Sunday, and while she is perfect and utterly wonderful, her arrival definitely requires some adjustments! I'll probably be away from the blog for a week or two while I get used to the insanity of newborns again.

 

Nora says hello! 

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