Good morning everyone! This Sunday finds me in go-mode for BEA! I have a lot of work and prep to do before I leave in one week, so I’m frantically trying to get everything finished before then. We’ll see if I actually accomplish everything I need to - part of me suspects that I may be working on the train on the way up, and maybe for awhile after I arrive in NYC at the hotel. But one can hope!
I’m very excited about the event. While I won’t be blogging while I’m there, I’ll probably be posting to my Tumblr occasionally. I do have reviews pre-scheduled for the entire duration of the event, so it won’t even seem like I’m gone! Once I return, I’ll do a post or two, but I probably won’t do a day-by-day recap. I’ll definitely do a special edition of Shelving Books featuring BEA books!
I was having a bit of a slow reading week this week, but luckily I had some time to read yesterday, so it became a normal reading week! Most of the books I finished were good, though Bossypants by Tina Fey sticks out in my mind, though not for the reason you probably think. While I found the book amusing, it wasn’t laugh-out-loud funny for me like it was for most other people. Instead, I found it smart, and her social commentary on the perception of women in comedy was outstanding. I really enjoyed it for that reason.
This week, I finally posted my monthly review for April and also posted Shelving Books: Swapna’s Picks (4/27/2011 - 5/7/2011).
Reviews posted this week:
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The Bake-Off - Beth Kendrick |
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5 comments:
The closer we get to BEA the more sad I am that I can't go this year! I hope you have a lot of fun and get tons of good reads!
I am doing armchair BEA this year and realize I will never make it to the real thing since that is our busiest week of the year at work. Have a great time!
Swapna, I hope that you have an amazing time in NY and I look forward to seeing all the goodies you bring back! Here's hoping that you won't have to work on the train as well!
I'm on hold for the audio of Bossypants. I don't watch a whole lot of TV, so I don't admire her for her acting or writing so much, but just that she seems to have ber act together. She is successful and is a mom, and you have to tip your hat to her for that. (Hope you had a great Sunday...great talking with you today!)
I'm really excited about BEA too, but I have so much to do before I leave.
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