Is your bookshelf an untapped gold mine of fabulous baby or pet names--for a boy? Yes, yes, it is, dear reader! I love nothing more than a baby name list, so I thought it was high time to delve into the brightest and the best naming possibilities from the best-loved books--for BOYS. Some of these … [Read more...]
12 Lyrical, Literary Baby/Pet Names for a Girl
Is your bookshelf an untapped gold mine of fabulous baby or pet names? Yes, yes, it is, dear reader! Because I haven't written about baby names in awhile (not since I went all regal and picked a bunch of my favorites inspired by "The Crown"), I thought it was high time to delve into the brightest … [Read more...]
11 Thoughts About “Eleanor and Park”
1.The El DeBarge mention cracks me up. (Isn’t part-Korean Park supposed to look like Eldred himself?) It’s actually El’s 54th birthday today. Aren’t you wondering why I know that? 2. The book is set in 1986, the year I graduated. So, Rainbow Rowell kinda had me at 1986. Although…I did … [Read more...]
10 Thoughts on “The Fault in Our Stars”
1. The book is better than the movie. (As if anything else was possible.) 2. Hazel Grace and Augustus are stellar character names John Green had me at Hazel and Augustus. (Okay, so I’m a name freak.) I honestly think these honest, real-as-flesh-and-blood characters … [Read more...]