Secondly I want to bring up Book Bath's Paris in July event. This also went on last summer, but I was a newbie book blogger who had no idea that other book blogs even existed, much less challenges and book events. When I saw this event over at Gabriel Reads, I knew I had to participate. Ever since I spent a few months in Paris back in 2008, I have been missing it and dying to get back. There are also several books on my TBR that have to do with Paris, including a recent recommendation from a good friend of mine. So, in July I am trying to read four "Paris" books so I can have one review a week. They are:
The Last Time I Saw Paris by Lynn Sheene
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (which I have been reading for months, but as it is my arch-nemesis, it takes some time to get through).
I also want to do a photo feature on Sundays (usually my day off of blogging) just highlighting some beautiful places in Paris. I already did a book series on Bookish Spots of Paris (you can find those posts by clicking on the side bar) so I will just highlight some beautiful spots without focusing on the bookishness or lack thereof.
I am probably going to put a Parisian spin on my monthly features - for Poetry Corner I am going to try and read one of Victor Hugo's poems in French, for Literary Lyrics I'm going to highlight a French song, and for Quotables and Short Story Spotlight I will also try to find something. I'd also like to do a piece on French cooking. So it should be a busy but very fun month and I'm excited to share my love of Paris with you. At The Book Bath's blog linked above you can find a list of all the participants and/or join yourself!
I hope you are all having a fabulous Sunday. It's rainy here in Utah but that may be a good thing as I am hoping to get as much blogging as possible out of the way this week so I can catch up on all the schoolwork I didn't do tomorrow.
I also want to do a photo feature on Sundays (usually my day off of blogging) just highlighting some beautiful places in Paris. I already did a book series on Bookish Spots of Paris (you can find those posts by clicking on the side bar) so I will just highlight some beautiful spots without focusing on the bookishness or lack thereof.
I am probably going to put a Parisian spin on my monthly features - for Poetry Corner I am going to try and read one of Victor Hugo's poems in French, for Literary Lyrics I'm going to highlight a French song, and for Quotables and Short Story Spotlight I will also try to find something. I'd also like to do a piece on French cooking. So it should be a busy but very fun month and I'm excited to share my love of Paris with you. At The Book Bath's blog linked above you can find a list of all the participants and/or join yourself!
I hope you are all having a fabulous Sunday. It's rainy here in Utah but that may be a good thing as I am hoping to get as much blogging as possible out of the way this week so I can catch up on all the schoolwork I didn't do tomorrow.
