Wrapping it up ~ Armchair BEA 2013

Armchair BEA? Mmm mmm good!

Despite my best intentions I didn’t post every day nor chat about every topic during the Armchair BEA. Maybe next year I’ll be better prepared? Don’t hold your breath!

The posts I did manage to write:

Introduction ~ A few things about me

Giveaway~ It’s an easy one, go enter!

Nonfiction~ Showing some love for my favorite type of book

Thanks gang, kisses!

I want to shout out a HUGE thank you to the ABEA Blog Team for hosting this event. You did a great job! 

I’ll be watching you.


Thanks to all of the participants I’ve added a billion (or so) books to my wishlist and found a bunch of new (to me) bloggers to stalk follow. 

While I have you here I’d like to point out two of my little pet projects. I’ve been creating a map of the places I’ve “traveled” through books so far this year. Check it out here.

Also, I’ve created a Pinterest board for book blogs. As of now there are 128 blogs listed. I’d like to add YOU! Let me know if you’d like to be included.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you’ll consider keeping in touch!

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MAYbe I’m Amazed!


  1. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
  2. Going Clear by Lawrence Wright
  3. The Gods of Heavenly Punishment by Jennifer Cody Epstein
  4. Maus, Vol. 2 by Art Spiegelman
  5. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
  6. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
  7. The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
  8. Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende
  9. Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann
  10. Famous Drownings in Literary History by Kevin Haworth
  11. Kindred by Octavia Butler
  12. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
  13. In The Garden of Stone by Susan Tekulve
  14. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
  15. Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
  16. The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
May was good to me. I slowed down a lot, compared to April. I’m not complaining one bit. I read some amazing books this month. 
Holy cow, I read 7 nonfiction books. That’s awesome. How in the world will I pick a favorite for my upcoming Hall of Fame post? Ack!

I hope you had a fantastic month! What were some of your favorite May reads?