Review, Giveaway, Typewriter and A Second Book in the Wild
y latest review is up over at the 100 Romances Blog! This time I'm talking about When Harriet Came Home by Coleen Kwan.Pam had a post the other day about sounds that have disappeared, which you can hear over at the NPR site for lost sounds. I still long for an old-fashioned typewriter, but I've heard there's only one store left in New York City that sells ribbons for such typewriters. I suspect they stay open thanks to Woody Allen, who has been using the same typewriter for 50 years. Lucky guy.
Julie Dao's having a giveaway to celebrate 400 followers! And one of her prizes is a copy of Outlander, so if you haven't yet started Diana Gabaldon's series, now's your chance. I mean, just look how happy her books make us:
That's Aven holding her copy of The Scottish Prisoner (part two of my Books in the Wild, inspired by Random Acts of Reading). Got a book in the wild? Send it on to me or Random Acts!
Comments
Hard to believe I used to be annoyed when I got stuck with the hard to push down manual typewriters over the electric ones in 8th-grade typing class.
Happy New Year!
I had both a manual and electric typewriter in high school. They were a pain to use, but I do miss the sound they made.
Well, that's true, Zan Marie. I wouldn't trade copy/cut/paste for anything! I remember having to rewrite entire essays in school to make sure I had a fair copy...
Ooh, Medeia, don't want! Pick up Outlander right away!
That's a great sound, Missed!