Monday, August 13, 2007

Dear Colin Firth

My faithful blog readers (all 5 of you!) will remember how I splurged on "Austenland" by Shannon Hale last week. (I don't know how you could have forgotten...my blog about it is easily within eyesight, plus, I don't think there are very many of you that haven't received my personal phone or e-mail endorsement of the book.)

After reading the book and re-reading my favorite parts (several times), I wanted to check out Shannon's web site for more "Austenland" nuggets of fun. I've already mentioned that the book is dedicated to Colin Firth, but just today, I found that Shannon has also written a letter to Mr. Frith, the text of which is posted here, on her website. This definitely qualifies as a nugget of fun in my book. Maybe one day I'll have the guts and good reason to write to a famous person.

I'm quickly working through the entire works of Shannon Hale: I finished "Enna Burning" today, the sort of sequel to "The Goose Girl" and I will start "River Secrets" tonight or tomorrow. "Princess Academy" might have to wait until I get through the stack of library books sitting on my night stand, due dates rapidly approaching.

Finally, I'm thinking about posting a list of books I've read this summer with pithy reviews, in case any of you 5 are interested. I'll probably post the list in September once the summer is officially over (i.e. kids are back in school).

5 comments:

Catherine said...

I'd be interested in hearing about your favorites. I'm tired of books. I'm in a slump.

claire said...

Yay! I do want a list! I do!

megan said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
megan said...

Please post your list. It is where I always get my good book ideas from. I am still just trying to figure out how you read so fast! I need that talent.

Senia said...

YES! Please do!!!! Someday I'll find time to read them all, I promise. (And I still have the stack of books you lent me... I'm going to read as many as I can in the next two weeks and then I'll make sure to get them back to you before I leave for school!)