It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

by Shana Norris // January 10, 2011 // Comments off

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. I didn’t finish very many books this week compared to the last couple of weeks, but the two books I did... Continue reading →

This isn’t a house, it’s a zoo

by Shana Norris // January 8, 2011 // Comments off

Somehow, stray cats seem to keep finding their way to my house. All of my cats were strays that we took in. Whenever someone offers us a kitten that their cat has just had, we always say no because we... Continue reading →

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

by Shana Norris // January 3, 2011 // Comments off

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. What I finished up this past week: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Abigail Reynolds This is a reimagining of the end of... Continue reading →

A Year of Books

by Shana Norris // January 1, 2011 // Comments off

Happy New Year! I like the beginning of the year. It always feels like a chance to start over and forget any bad luck you’ve had the previous year. So, why not start off 2011 with books? I did! 🙂... Continue reading →

An eastern North Carolina blizzard

by Shana Norris // December 30, 2010 // Comments off

We got hit by a big snowstorm (big for our area anyway) on Sunday, but I’m just now getting around to writing about it. My internet connection went out Sunday morning after it had been snowing a few hours and... Continue reading →

Christmas Eve weekly reads

by Shana Norris // December 24, 2010 // Comments off

What I’ve read this week leading up to Christmas: The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson This book made me a little teary at times. It’s about a girl who has just lost her older sister whom she adored, and... Continue reading →

Wednesday’s view

by Shana Norris // December 22, 2010 // Comments off

Hard at work! (The view from where I do almost half of my writing time each week. The Pepsi and Coke machines stand guard while I eat lunch and write away in Liquid Story Binder in the office breakroom.) Continue reading →

This week’s reads

by Shana Norris // December 17, 2010 // Comments off

First, I wanted to let you know that Katie at Books are Dreams did an interview with me, which you can read here, and she also let me do a guest post over at her blog as part of her... Continue reading →

The perfect Christmas gift

by Shana Norris // December 14, 2010 // Comments off

Psst. Hey. Did you know there’s only 11 days left until Christmas?? I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. When I was in school, time went by SO slowly but now it seems like every time I blink... Continue reading →

Bad week

by Shana Norris // November 6, 2010 // Comments off

I was supposed to be at the North Carolina School Library Media Association conference on Thursday night to sign books at the author booksigning. I had been looking forward to seeing the other authors there and getting to meet and... Continue reading →