tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post2681476278178668673..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Anne Gracie -- The dreaded R-wordLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21215959193364267582007-12-30T15:54:00.000-08:002007-12-30T15:54:00.000-08:00Hi Trish I only read Lord of Scoundrels a few year...Hi Trish <BR/><BR/>I only read Lord of Scoundrels a few years back, too. Fabulous, isn't it? It and Kinsale's Flowers of the Storm are in my absolute top faves. You have some gorgeous reading ahead of you. It's a good time for reading at the moment, whether you're in the northern hemisphere and holed up in front of a cosy fire, or down south and heading for the beach or a cool, shady treee...<BR/Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-89205883926387437682007-12-30T15:25:00.000-08:002007-12-30T15:25:00.000-08:00I'm terrified of all these recommendations! I'm be...I'm terrified of all these recommendations! I'm between books and throwing myself into my towering tbr piles and finally caught up with Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels, finished it just yesterday, and I'm hooked. Totally loved it and now will have to hunt down all the rest. And now I have to chase up Laura Kinsale, Eva Ibbotson, Lisa Kleypas... The list goes on and on and I can see I'll be Trish Moreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180440910057143918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-64527829927087418272007-12-30T14:30:00.000-08:002007-12-30T14:30:00.000-08:00Nathalie, I came to Woodiwiss late, but I grew up ...Nathalie, I came to Woodiwiss late, but I grew up with Heyer and I'm certain she's the reason I write Regency historicals.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25186278954040502532007-12-30T14:28:00.000-08:002007-12-30T14:28:00.000-08:00Lois, you're a sweetheart.Thank you. I'm really gl...Lois, you're a sweetheart.<BR/>Thank you. I'm really glad you liked my Merridew sisters. I loved those girls, too, and their guys and I hope you'll enjoy the new set of guys, too<BR/><BR/>Mammakim, Susan Wiggs wrote a number of my keepers, too and I have two more of her books in my TBR pile. Have you read The Lightkeeper? Such a lovely tear-jerker story.<BR/>Debbie Macomber came out to Australia Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-37252896611673626182007-12-30T12:29:00.000-08:002007-12-30T12:29:00.000-08:00A lot of my keepers are my Fern Michaels, Debbie M...A lot of my keepers are my Fern Michaels, Debbie Macomber, Sherrl Woods Susan Wiggs, Beth Ciotta hmmm the list could go on. I can reread my comfort stories, especially when I want a warm and fuzzy storymammakimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252710887600135794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-81252408183994286442007-12-30T11:48:00.000-08:002007-12-30T11:48:00.000-08:00My keepers:all books by Kathleen Woodiwiss... the ...My keepers:<BR/>all books by Kathleen Woodiwiss... the fIrst romances I have read.<BR/> <BR/>the same for the Georgette Heyers!<BR/><BR/>Happy New YearNathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127290110025040083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-32665646757281543832007-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:002007-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:00Well, I guarantee that 4 of my keepers are a certa...Well, I guarantee that 4 of my keepers are a certain Perfect series that I just simply loved!! :) And can't wait to pick up the Stolen Princess as well! :)<BR/><BR/>LoisLoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105054210049682018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-28129269547423395602007-12-30T06:24:00.000-08:002007-12-30T06:24:00.000-08:00Oh Denise -- you are indeed a Pratchett fan! I lov...Oh Denise -- you are indeed a Pratchett fan! I love the Librarian's gentle "ook", too. And Nanny Ogg. And Magrat. <BR/>And the opening sequence of Guards Guards where they're at the meetings -- I first read that when I was on about seven different committees, and oh, did it ever strike a chord. Or should I say the funny bone.<BR/><BR/>And Anna Campbell thinks she's a gushing fangirl ;)<BR/>And Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63113312987656041272007-12-30T06:19:00.000-08:002007-12-30T06:19:00.000-08:00Deseng, your rotating plexi glass bookshelf sounds...Deseng, your rotating plexi glass bookshelf sounds brilliant. I have an old bamboo table with teetering piles of books, and they never get smaller. I just need more shelves.<BR/><BR/>Jane, yes, I have a couple of Garwood keepers, too, though I came to her late in life. Oh this makes me just want to go and pull them off the shelf and start reading... I loved that one where she warmed the hero's Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-41716878042002992602007-12-30T06:14:00.000-08:002007-12-30T06:14:00.000-08:00Anne,I'm still in Severe Avoidance, as you can tel...Anne,<BR/><BR/>I'm still in Severe Avoidance, as you can tell. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>Ditto on all of those. With the addition of Lois McMaster Bujold. Her Miles is a fascinating hero.<BR/><BR/>My whole family adores Pratchett. I'm particularly partial to Death of Rats and Nanny Ogg. Then there's the Librarian, with whom I feel a certain professional association. Fancy being able to say "Oook!" in Denise Rossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653815118432394482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-77061568079906800342007-12-30T06:11:00.000-08:002007-12-30T06:11:00.000-08:00Hi there, Anne McA - another member of the Tribe o...Hi there, Anne McA - another member of the Tribe of Annes. <BR/>Evil? Moi?<BR/><BR/>Weeding books? No, no, no! Now that is evil.<BR/><BR/>Junk yes, even though it brings in that rule of the universe -- as soon as you throw something out, you find you really need it. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Serena, you are a woman after my own heart. An extra level on the house for storage. Wow! <BR/>And you've named some Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-37312094966942275652007-12-30T06:03:00.000-08:002007-12-30T06:03:00.000-08:00Hi Eric, yes, renovating old houses can turn up so...Hi Eric, yes, renovating old houses can turn up some amazing things. I remember some years ago a friend in the country bought an old house and whe they pulled up the lino, they found hundreds of old movie posters. <BR/><BR/>It turne out a previous owner had owned the local cinema and was obviously a believer in recycling.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-10212396277579543602007-12-30T06:00:00.000-08:002007-12-30T06:00:00.000-08:00Denise, I love sci/fantasy, too, though I haven't ...Denise, I love sci/fantasy, too, though I haven't read a lot for some time. In fact I have a couple of half-started novels in that genre, but my historicals took off and I decided to stick with them.<BR/><BR/>I love Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series, Anne McCaffreys Dragons, Mercedes Lackey's many books and the Empire series by Janny Wurts and Raymond Feist.<BR/><BR/>And I don't know if Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-69205695790421042622007-12-30T05:19:00.000-08:002007-12-30T05:19:00.000-08:00I am not a re-reader. For one thing, I don't have...I am not a re-reader. For one thing, I don't have room for 'keepers'. My TBR stack is composed of 3 6-shelf bookcases packed to the edges with not-yet-read books. Second, I don't think a re-read would hold my attention like it did first time around.<BR/><BR/>I am also not a resolution maker. I don't like to set myself up for failure. I tend to think of this time of year with 3 R words: Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-4514680925673269832007-12-29T23:55:00.000-08:002007-12-29T23:55:00.000-08:00Anything by Julie Garwood and Lisa Kleypas is a ke...Anything by Julie Garwood and Lisa Kleypas is a keeper for me. I, too am a big fan of Loretta Chase. My favorites from her include "Lord Perfect" and "The Last Hellion."Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-19365891498382010142007-12-29T22:15:00.000-08:002007-12-29T22:15:00.000-08:00Ooh, I am enjoying everyone's comments. Just posti...Ooh, I am enjoying everyone's comments. Just posting to say, Anne that my book room fantasy sounds exactly the same as yours - a loft room encircled by bookshelves. Sigh! My kids talk of it as if it's going to happen one day soon. I wish!<BR/><BR/>Anne (McAllister) I hope you advertise widely if ever you give away keepers. I want to be in that!<BR/><BR/>Amanzing number of Anne's here today.<BR/><Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2282403627530790022007-12-29T21:37:00.000-08:002007-12-29T21:37:00.000-08:00Hi there Annie,I have many keeper books! Most are ...Hi there Annie,<BR/><BR/>I have many keeper books! Most are favorite authors like Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Crusie, Vicki Lewis Thompson, etc. Then I have all the Harry Potter books which I have read several times now. There are some historical books, books I did reviews on, books that are autographed by authors, etc. In other words I collect books! <BR/><BR/>You wouldn't believe my TBR pile! I Michele L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15827059770508809460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-57327114227628116172007-12-29T21:36:00.000-08:002007-12-29T21:36:00.000-08:00Hi Anne,Oh boy - keepers - I have more than just a...Hi Anne,<BR/>Oh boy - keepers - I have more than just a shelf or two or three. We built an extra level on the house not for bedrooms but for storage. In what was built as my office (but is not my older twin's bedroom {SIGH}) we have floor to ceiling bookshelves! Of course they're not all for me but I managed to fill quite a lot with keepers and many of them are signed by the author. <BR/><BR/>Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826387370008053308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-75024863255152317402007-12-29T21:30:00.000-08:002007-12-29T21:30:00.000-08:00I second Annie West's comment -- you evil woman, y...I second Annie West's comment -- you evil woman, you! How dare you remind me of all the books I love when I am doing my best to weed out! I already have more bookshelves than anyone should be allowed. And I just keep getting books. And reading books. <BR/><BR/>I think I will have a contest and give away some of my keepers. At least I will know they are going to good homes. If I can bear to Anne McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408045786951555625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-57037466881979356762007-12-29T21:02:00.000-08:002007-12-29T21:02:00.000-08:00Hello Annie, how wonderful to know all the problem...Hello Annie, how wonderful to know all the problems of fitting three-square metres into one isn’t just local. I suspect the only activity more distracting than going through bookshelves is renovating old houses, the part where you pull up the floor coverings and find old newspapers to read; some articles even find a place in ‘that’ book shelf. <BR/><BR/>I brought myself a present for Christmas, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-24135544848515157712007-12-29T20:46:00.000-08:002007-12-29T20:46:00.000-08:00Oh Anne, SNAP!But I read SF and fantasy too - or I...Oh Anne, SNAP!<BR/><BR/>But I read SF and fantasy too - or I did until I started writing it. A keeper author for me is Barbara Hambly. Intelligent, literate, so very beautifully crafted fantasy. And I love that she uses the occasional word so abstruse I have to look it up. Just call me nerd girl. *grin* She also writes amazing historicals - with a black ex-slave hero set in 18th century New Denise Rossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653815118432394482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-28111188796117472822007-12-29T19:06:00.000-08:002007-12-29T19:06:00.000-08:00Cryna, of course -- that's a great excuse for why ...Cryna, of course -- that's a great excuse for why I need so many books. In case I'm snowed in for a year... (it never snows here, but shh, don't tell .) <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I so identify with that feeling of not wanting to run out of books. I've had it ever since I was a child. In fact there's a story on my website about when I was a kid and we were travelling (my parents had gypsy blood, I Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-30494597092121044222007-12-29T14:47:00.000-08:002007-12-29T14:47:00.000-08:00reaonI have a lot of keeper books, and I keep addi...reaonI have a lot of keeper books, and I keep adding to them. I have such a huge TBR pile that I know that I could be snowed in for a year and not run out of something to read. <BR/><BR/>I too do not make resolutions because it is left unsaid that I will fail at them. But like you I make plans which are so much easier to keep.<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a great new year.Wolfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074374942530266065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-88999781731751851722007-12-29T14:45:00.000-08:002007-12-29T14:45:00.000-08:00Maureen, I blush to confess that I discovered Lore...Maureen, I blush to confess that I discovered Loretta Chase late in life. It's quite hard to get romance books in Australia, so I didn't come across some really wonderful authors until after I was published and had discovered the specialist bookstores that keep Australian Romance readers happily supplied.<BR/><BR/>And yes to Lisa Kleypas. I actually missed out on a lot of names and titles, Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-75084341616310205922007-12-29T14:37:00.000-08:002007-12-29T14:37:00.000-08:00Thanks Anna and Annie (other members of the Tribe ...Thanks Anna and Annie (other members of the Tribe of Annes) LOL<BR/>There are a couple of books in Anna's list I haven't read yet, so I must get to it.<BR/><BR/>Annie, your family is right -- you do need a room for your books. In fact I'm thinking of getting an extra floor made - a sort of attic/study that will contain my computer and files and it will be lined with bookshelves. Sigh. It's my Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.com