Posted in Books on June 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just found out that Tasha Tudor died on June 18th at the age of 92. Tasha Tudor is one of my favorite illustrators. When I was growing up, her delicate and detailed watercolors captured my imagination and I’d spend hours copying her work. Going back over my many sketchbooks, her influence is everywhere.
My favorite [...]
Posted in Books on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I found this cool website called Literature-Map where you enter the name of a favorite author, and then you’ll get a visual of various authors’ names with the one you entered in the center. The closer the other names sit next to yoru favorite, the greater the likelihood that you’d like that authors’ work. Check [...]
Posted in Books on June 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been reading lots of non-fiction lately, and thought I’d share my most recent reads with you.
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Recommended by Libby, this was one of the best non-fiction books I’ve ever read! Superb storytelling that keeps one spellbound. The author juxtaposes the building of the Chicago World Fair (”The [...]
Posted in Books on March 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Mark Driscoll has a way with words. His writing is fresh, engaging, funny, and in your face at times. I just finished The Radical Reformission: Reaching Out Without Selling Out and could hardly put it down.
Josh read The Radical Reformission first, and I’ve never heard him laugh so hard while reading. I was eager [...]
Posted in Articles, Books on March 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Feeling overwhelmed with your to-do list? Or perhaps you’ve got so much on your plate you haven’t even had time to put it all down in list form. Every season has its busyness. Whether you’re a student balancing school, family, and a social life, a professional running from the office to home to church activities, [...]
Posted in Books, Spiritual Thoughts on February 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
What is passion? “We associate at least four things with the word passion: sexual desire, zeal for a task, an oratorio by J. S. Back, and the sufferings of Jesus Christ,” writes John Piper. “The word comes from a Latin word meaning suffering. That is the way I am using it here–the sufferings and death [...]
Posted in Books, TV/Movies on January 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Complete Jane Austen will be coming to a PBS station near you!
Posted in Books on December 30, 2007 | 8 Comments »
It’s that time again. Time for me to post my booklist from the past year. This year I posted a few comments to go along with the titles. (I omitted the plethora of pregnancy books I read.)
Fiction
North and South – Elizabeth Gaskell****
Saw the movie then read the book. Really enjoyed both. See my post here [...]
Posted in Books on November 29, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern: A Fresh Design Spirit for the Modern Lifestyle
If you like design, sewing, houses, gardening, or just looking at beautiful things, then this book’s for you. Amy Butler is a fabulous fabric designer and pattern developer. I loved reading about her design philosophy, the way she works, and seeing her studio. The [...]
Posted in Books on August 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I just finished the most beautiful, poignant book I’ve ever read on the topic of marriage. Actually it’s a memoir by Madeline L’Engle, of A Wrinkle in Time fame. It this book she traces the history of her relationship of her husband, painting memories of their meeting, courtship, and early marriage against the backdrop of [...]
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