Sally AllenBook lovers’ 7 deadly sins … or not?For some book lovers, a list of major no-nos would go something like this:Feb 27, 2016Feb 27, 2016
Sally Allen“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles DickensI’ve been meaning to read A Tale of Two Cities for ages … or, at least since October. Thanks to #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks, this title has finally…Jan 19, 2016Jan 19, 2016
Sally Allen5 times Charles Dickens taught me a lesson in “David Copperfield”I tied myself in knots thinking about how to write about David Copperfield. Charles Dickens packs the whole world into this…Jan 16, 20161Jan 16, 20161
Sally AllenIn which I devour “Voracious”One awesome thing (among the many) about being a book lover: We are everywhere. You meet us in all walks of life. We’re baristas and…Jan 14, 2016Jan 14, 2016
Sally AllenFor a fun family reads-aloud: “Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye” by Tania del Rio…Thanks to my dear friend Jessica Collins and her column “On the Children’s Shelf,” I’ve been, over the last year, rediscovering my love of…Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
Sally AllenI Give 0 out of 5 Stars to the 5-Star Rating SystemMy grand conclusion after a month of using Goodreads: As a reader, I am vexed to the point of melodrama at the idea of assigning a book 1–5…Jan 11, 2016Jan 11, 2016
Sally AllenThree ways #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks is making me a better readerWhen it comes to stuff, my general policy is, less beats more. Less stuff means fewer things to look after (meaning dust and organize) and…Jan 7, 2016Jan 7, 2016
Sally Allen“I Felt Like I’d Never Be Cheerful Again,” Or: Reading “Ethan Frome” by Edith WhartonYears ago, I took a Victorian poetry class with a professor who looked like Satan dressed up as Colonel Sanders. He was elfishly tiny and…Jan 5, 2016Jan 5, 2016
Sally AllenLiterary Places: The Morgan Library & Museum in New York CityMy mom, who lives in Manhattan, has the best life. She’s out and about five nights out of seven (conservative estimate). Lucky for me…Jan 5, 2016Jan 5, 2016
Sally AllenWhen the choice is between e-reading and not reading, I choose my Nook GlowLight PlusMy favorite place to read as a child was under the covers with a flashlight. While the pleasure of being subversive and sticking it to The…Jan 3, 2016Jan 3, 2016
