I can’t seem to get further in any of my current reads and I blame it on having received the latest Edward Hamilton Bargain Books catalog. I’m not planning to buy anything but it’s fun to look and think about what I would buy.

Another distraction is the book Mad for Minis. I bought it without looking through it which is something I typically don’t do with regards to a craft books, and I need to remember to stick to that rule. It’s a very slim book, 19 pages, and I thought it was all about making mini books but it also shows some scrapbooking designs and a couple of other crafts. It’s not bad but it’s not exactly what I thought it would be.

Finally, I’m a wondering how I could have let my subscription to Bookmarks lapse. It wasn’t until I was at the bookstore this weekend that I realized the new edition is out and I didn’t have it. I checked my last issue and sure enough the label said my subscription ended Nov/Dec 06. I hope I haven’t forgotten to renew other magazines. It’s just that they send you so many reminder letters way in advance that I keep ignoring them. Oops.

Okay back to reading.

I just got home from my Murder on Mondays book group where we had a great discussion on Run the Risk by Scott Frost. I enjoyed it and thought it was a nice break from some of the more cozy reads we’ve read recently. Some people didn’t like it and found it confusing as to the timeline of events. Either way we all agreed it was definitely non-stop action. I do recommend it and if you want to know more about it you can read more of my thoughts on it here (spoiler free of course).

For February we’ll be reading The Shaman’s Bones by James Doss and the March book will be Immoral by Brian Freeman. Hopefully these will be great reads and will offer lots to discuss in our group.

So remember I mentioned last week about having a non-fiction reading challenge? Well, there is one being organized already. You can visit Joy’s blog for more on that. Looks like it will be fun.

Last but not least don’t forgot to stop by at The Written Word for the book discussion on The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.