Literary Lifestyle

Reading With the Seasons

It’s October! Which means it’s finally socially acceptable to embrace all things Halloween - not that I let socially acceptable norms stop me…I am definitely one of those people who jump, feet first, with no life preserver into all things fall and Halloween as soon as the calendar pages turn over to the “ber” months! My house has been decorated for Halloween since the first week of September.

Musings on a Hobbit Way of Life

Today, September 22, marks the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, important characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. As a complete and utter book geek, I cannot let the day pass without comment or celebration.