Since most of the books I buy these days are from secondhand stores, the one I'm reading now is a little old but still good. It's ...

I'm just finishing "A Three Dog Life" by Abigail Thomas. It's a memoir about Thomas' effort to build a new life af...

I just started "The Man Who Invented the Computer," by Jane Smiley (yes, that Jane!). It's fascinating so far. I'm s...

For me, it's still "A Moveable Feast," maybe because I read it every time I go to Paris. What about you? (Photo by Sabin...

This is why I could go broke buying Penguin books... Beautiful illustrations by Coralie Bickford-Smith. The Great Food Series on pre...

I'm rereading I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. It's such a charming book. I would love to live in that old rundown castle wit...

As the latest Jane Eyre movie opened in US theaters earlier this month, filmmakers were busy putting the finishing to touches on a new adapt...

The new Jane Eyre movie opens on March 11 and it looks fantastic. Focus Features has set up a website with tons of info about the movie ...

I haven't been doing much reading, or blogging or anything except settling into my new job.... I need to get back into my old routine.....

Guardian books columnist Robert McCrum believes "there are times when dullness is exactly what you want from a book." Here ar...

I found a copy of Michael Cunningham's "By Nightfall" at my favorite secondhand bookstore the other day. I loved The Hours, ...

I didn't get any books for Xmas. None!  My husband said he thought about getting me a Kindle but then opted for a GPS device for my ca...

The other day I was in Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard. I saw Bob Willoughby's Audrey Hepburn Photographs: 1953-1966 in person. I know ...

Here's my list: "Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection Selected by Audrey Hepburn’s Family." by Ellen Fontana ...

I've been swamped with different work projects this week, plus trying to get everything set for the purchase of the little Victorian hou...

It's hard to decide between fiction, biographies and decor books. First, I have to disclose that I tend to wait until novels come out i...

A Polaroid appreciation. (from here) * And a fan letter: (from here) You never know what you're going to find on Flickr! PS:...

At the moment, I'm reading Edith Wharton's "Italian Backgrounds." I've read lots of travel diaries about Italy, but ...

The great thing about reading is it takes you places you've never been before or never thought to go. And there's no place where t...

As usual, I have way too many books and magazines. Would you like a box with a mix of new and old? Leave a comment here! The winner will be...